Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 230.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Orton Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sutton Walmley & Minworth , and the 370th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Water Orton Lane (B76 9BU) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 344.0% higher than the Sutton Walmley & Minworth average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Orton Lane (B76 9BU), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Water Orton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robinson'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson'S Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Close —
Apr 2026Public order Kingsbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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