Crime Rates at Burton Wood Drive, Birmingham, B20 3WD

Burton Wood Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 60th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Wood Drive (B20 3WD) in the last 12 months was 621.4 per 1,000 residents and was 398.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 278.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Wood Drive (B20 3WD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leslie Road (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.