Total Crime Rate

211.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashley Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 470th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Road (B23 6BX) in the last 12 months was 211.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 114.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Road (B23 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Slade Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Slade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fentham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fentham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fentham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Springfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Slade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Slade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Slade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Slade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Slade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Slade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Slade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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