Total Crime Rate
121.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birchfield Road area has the 75th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1062nd 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 Birchfield Road (B20 3LA) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchfield Road (B20 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near New Inn Road. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Turville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgelands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Inn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Inn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Inn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Inn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Inn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Inn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willmore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridgelands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgelands Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Inn Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | 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 | Burton Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Wood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Birchfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bayswater Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burton Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Inn Road | Under investigation |
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