Total Crime Rate
553.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
321.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Slade Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 69th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Slade Road (B23 7LU) in the last 12 months was 553.9 per 1,000 residents and was 342.9% higher 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 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 321.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Slade Road (B23 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 112 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Anchorage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Slade Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Slade Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Slade Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince William Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hermitage Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slade Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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