Total Crime Rate

195.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 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 195.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Watery Lane Middleway area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 515th 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 Watery Lane Middleway (B9 4HF) in the last 12 months was 195.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane Middleway (B9 4HF), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watery Lane Middleway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sarah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Langdon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdon Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Glover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Witton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quigley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmacre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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