Crime Rates at Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham, B8 1RN

Washwood Heath Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 399th 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 Washwood Heath Road (B8 1RN) in the last 12 months was 223.1 per 1,000 residents and was 140.4% higher than the Alum Rock average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washwood Heath Road (B8 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herrick Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malthouse Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.