Total Crime Rate

265.0 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 265.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Drugs 41.0 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New John Street West area has the 28th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New John Street West (B19 3PD) in the last 12 months was 265.0 per 1,000 residents and was 112.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New John Street West (B19 3PD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in New John Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Stephens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attenborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tower Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Stephens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Stephens Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Stephens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shillcock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shillcock Grove
Sep 2025Public order Hatchett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Vehicle crime Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cecil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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