Total Crime Rate

131.8 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 131.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Porchester Drive area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1006th 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 Porchester Drive (B19 2LT) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 31 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 ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Drive (B19 2LT), 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 Porchester Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orchid Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berry Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guthrie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lennox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Annie Wood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porchester Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porchester Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Guildford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Guildford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sunridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheeler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street North Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunmakers Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunmakers Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alma Way Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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