Total Crime Rate

165.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ashleigh Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Birchfield , and the 716th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashleigh Drive (B20 2DL) in the last 12 months was 165.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher than the Birchfield average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashleigh Drive (B20 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Church Vale. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashleigh Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Trinity Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanier Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences David Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romilly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stanier Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsleigh Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsleigh Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Manwoods Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beachburn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trinity Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beachburn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beachburn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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