Total Crime Rate

176.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 176.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.6 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Canterbury Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 621st highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Canterbury Road (B20 3AA) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (B20 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crown Avenue, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchfield Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgelands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bragg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Crown Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bayswater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bragg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterwood Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chesterwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgelands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgelands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgelands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burton Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burton Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgelands Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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