Total Crime Rate

369.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 369.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Public order 38.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.1 8/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
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

Fountain Court area has the 16th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 154th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fountain Court (B4 6DR) in the last 12 months was 369.1 per 1,000 residents and was 196.1% 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 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 275 (≈ 186.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountain Court (B4 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 717 crimes here, including 498 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fountain Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shadwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shadwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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