Total Crime Rate

254.9 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 254.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Elcock Drive area has the 31st highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 329th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elcock Drive (B42 2LH) in the last 12 months was 254.9 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 105.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elcock Drive (B42 2LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Perry Villa Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glendower Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elcock Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glendower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glendower Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perry Villa Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chapelwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chapelwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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