Total Crime Rate

130.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 130.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Washwood Heath Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 969th 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 2UY) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washwood Heath Road (B8 2UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coronation Road, where police recorded 39 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.

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Crime Over Time in Washwood Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward End Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrins Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrins Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward End Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodcote Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Common Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Common Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Common Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ward End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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