Total Crime Rate

183.0 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 183.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waterside Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Alum Rock , and the 602nd highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Waterside Close (B9 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% higher than the Alum Rock average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 71.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Close (B9 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near West Holme. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Maxstoke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Holme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs North Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mease Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Towpath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Towpath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Waterside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons South Holme Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emmeline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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