Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shakespeare Road area has the 77th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1114th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Shakespeare Road (B23 7SN) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (B23 7SN), the main crime hotspot is near Amberley Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Brookvale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mallard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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