Total Crime Rate
254.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Masshouse 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 5JF) 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 5JF), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartholomew Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Moor Street | Under investigation |
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