Crime Rate in Aston, ward

Aston has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 wards in South Derbyshire district and the 3237th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 297th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Aston in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher than the South Derbyshire district average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 275 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 342 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Featherstone Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.