Total Crime Rate
217.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Doidge Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 438th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Doidge Road (B23 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 217.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 462.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doidge Road (B23 7SQ), 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 | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas' Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | 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 | Vehicle crime | Anchorage Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosewood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anchorage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosewood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosewood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Doidge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Thomas' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doidge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Thomas' Road | Under investigation |
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