Total Crime Rate

189.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.8 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 189.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 545th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 North Road (B20 3HX) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 117.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (B20 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maidstone Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintern Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Aston Manor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wenlock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wenlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wenlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Railway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aston Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aston Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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