Total Crime Rate

479.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

277.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 479.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 277.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.1 10/10
  • Other theft 41.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Robbery 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
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

Aldridge Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 94th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Aldridge Road (B42 2SP) in the last 12 months was 479.3 per 1,000 residents and was 283.2% 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 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 147 (≈ 277.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldridge Road (B42 2SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tameside Way, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranleigh Place (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aldridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Aldridge Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tameside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maybank Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maybank Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tameside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tameside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tameside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tameside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tameside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dairy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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