Total Crime Rate
92.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hockley Close area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1484th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hockley Close (B19 2NS) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hockley Close (B19 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sunridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Street North | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markford Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lennox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Guthrie Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newbury Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hockley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porchester Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Guildford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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