Crime Rates at Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham, B8 2ET

Washwood Heath Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1225th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Washwood Heath Road (B8 2ET) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washwood Heath Road (B8 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wallbank Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perrins Grove (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.