Crime Rate in Aston, ward

Aston has the 16th highest crime rate of 69 wards in Birmingham district and the 1030th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 77th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Aston in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Birmingham district average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,538 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 15 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -30.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,893 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dunsink Road. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.