Total Crime Rate
159.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burton Wood Drive area has the 59th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 755th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Burton Wood Drive (B20 3UZ) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burton Wood Drive (B20 3UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Leslie Road. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burton Wood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Graham Warren Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Graham Warren Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haughton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burton Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leslie Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leslie Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leslie Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burton Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Wood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bragg Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Crown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Crown Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Crown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crown Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crown Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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