Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Park Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 903rd lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Park Road (B23 7YE) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Park Road (B23 7YE), the main crime hotspot is near Boulton Walk. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Boulton Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Boulton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mallard Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boulton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chaucer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chaucer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shakespeare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
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