Total Crime Rate
228.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kegworth Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 408th 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 Kegworth Road (B23 7PR) in the last 12 months was 228.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 128.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kegworth Road (B23 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 39 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 | Public order | Monastery Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosewood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosewood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosewood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copeley Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Copeley Hill | Under investigation |
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