Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.5 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 115.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Watson Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 101 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 1145th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Road (B8 3ND) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (B8 3ND), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelbeach Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Millthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millthorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alum Rock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kellington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ravenfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Montgomery Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Foxton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurcroft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hazelbeach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clipston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clipston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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