Total Crime Rate

197.1 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 197.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birchfield Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 534th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road (B19 1LH) in the last 12 months was 197.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (B19 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Way. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Ash Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Ash Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatfield Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Johnstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coppice Ash Croft —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alma Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
Sep 2025Burglary New Inn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Inn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Inn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Coppice Ash Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Ash Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandhill Farm Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hartington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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