Total Crime Rate

254.6 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 254.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 71.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Masshouse Plaza area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 331st 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 Masshouse Plaza (B5 5JE) in the last 12 months was 254.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masshouse Plaza (B5 5JE), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Street. Police recorded 736 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Masshouse Plaza area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Row
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moor Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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