Total Crime Rate

397.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

196.0 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 397.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 196.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.6 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.7 10/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Washwood Heath Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 142nd 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 1RR) in the last 12 months was 397.0 per 1,000 residents and was 327.7% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 196.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washwood Heath Road (B8 1RR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Washwood Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Phillimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Phillimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phillimore Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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