Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wills Street area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 901st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Wills Street (B19 1QL) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wills Street (B19 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Barker Street. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wills Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barker Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wills Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wills Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wills Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wills Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anglesey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Frances Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenter'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglesey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary James Watt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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