Total Crime Rate
99.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Astonbury area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 1384th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Astonbury (B15 3QB) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Astonbury (B15 3QB), the main crime hotspot is near Hagley Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edgbaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodbourne | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bishbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilchrist Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilchrist Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomhurst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yelverton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hagley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hagley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anstruther Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hagley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ravenswood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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