Total Crime Rate
259.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Watford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 319th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Watford Road (B30 1NP) in the last 12 months was 259.5 per 1,000 residents and was 163.7% higher than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Watford Road (B30 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bournville & Cotteridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowheath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wingate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wingate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Franklin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wingate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodfall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Midland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodfall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nursery Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Franklin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nursery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodfall Avenue | — |
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