Total Crime Rate
176.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canterbury 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.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridgelands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bragg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crown Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bayswater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Canterbury Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bragg Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crown Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterwood Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chesterwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crown Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgelands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Crown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgelands Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgelands Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burton Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Burton Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgelands Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Wood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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