Total Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brecon Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 847th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brecon Road (B20 3RW) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brecon Road (B20 3RW), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 46 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 | Gibson Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | James Watt Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Watt Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paul Byrne Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Robert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gibson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Radnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Robert Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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