Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.6 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 126.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Porchester Drive area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1012th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 2LU) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Drive (B19 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerrard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porchester Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Austin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guild Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Guild Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guild Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Guildford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Annie Wood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Porchester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Porchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guthrie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gerrard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gunmakers Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunmakers Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerrard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheeler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Markford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheeler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheeler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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