Total Crime Rate

298.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 298.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 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

Alma Way area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 235th 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 Alma Way (B19 2LN) in the last 12 months was 298.6 per 1,000 residents and was 139.5% 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 61 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 Robbery ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 171.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Way (B19 2LN), 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 Alma Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheeler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coppice Ash Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Ash Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alma Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Ash Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Ash Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coppice Ash Croft —
Sep 2025Public order Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porchester Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porchester Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bennett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandhill Farm Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street North Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Johnstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunmakers Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunmakers Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Malthouse Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Malthouse Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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