Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nash Square area has the 65th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 912th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nash Square (B42 2EX) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nash Square (B42 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nash Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Johns Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dairy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Aldridge Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Johns Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nash Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Johns Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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