Total Crime Rate
282.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
176.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Powick Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 253rd 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 Powick Road (B23 7NY) in the last 12 months was 282.7 per 1,000 residents and was 126.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 176.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Powick Road (B23 7NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minstead Road (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kegworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillaries Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Minstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillaries Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Anita Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillaries Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minstead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beverley Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Armada Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosewood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosewood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosewood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosewood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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