Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gerrard Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 905th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gerrard Close (B19 2HS) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerrard Close (B19 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roslin Grove, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carpenter'S Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gerrard Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orchid Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Roslin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Roslin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Roslin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Roslin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roslin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roslin Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guthrie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Malthouse Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lozells Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lennox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lozells Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4515 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gerrard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berners Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunmakers Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunmakers Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hartington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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