Total Crime Rate

135.4 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 135.4 9/10
  • Other theft 42.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 17.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Washwood Heath Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 970th 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 Washwood Heath Road (B8 2UL) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% higher than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washwood Heath Road (B8 2UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcote Drive (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Washwood Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ward End Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ward End Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ward End Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mossvale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagoners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warren Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warren Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodcote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coronation Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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