Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Alma Way area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1405th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alma Way (B19 2LR) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Burglary Old Park Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirebrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Newbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newbury Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alma Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartons Bank Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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