Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waggon Walk area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 1438th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waggon Walk (B38 8JS) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waggon Walk (B38 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Ivyhouse Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waggon Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fryer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivyhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Park West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Waggon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waggon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waggon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waggon Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tomlan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivyhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ivyhouse Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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