Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Orton Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sutton Walmley & Minworth , and the 893rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Orton Lane (B76 9BT) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 200.8% higher than the Sutton Walmley & Minworth average (47.5 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Orton Lane (B76 9BT), the main crime hotspot is near Robinson'S Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Orton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robinson'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Robinson'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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