Total Crime Rate
433.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Thomas Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 117th 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 St Thomas Road (B23 7RG) in the last 12 months was 433.2 per 1,000 residents and was 247.4% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 243.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Thomas Road (B23 7RG), 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.
View Crime In Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Monastery Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albert 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 | Vehicle crime | Anchorage Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
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