Total Crime Rate

184.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Austin Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Frankley Great Park , and the 590th 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 Austin Way (B31 2GE) in the last 12 months was 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% higher than the Frankley Great Park average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austin Way (B31 2GE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Austin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ambassador Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ambassador Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pegasus Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pegasus Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pegasus Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowle Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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