Total Crime Rate

472.8 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 472.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 139.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Drugs 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
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 11th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 95th 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 5JP) in the last 12 months was 472.8 per 1,000 residents and was 279.2% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -48.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 157.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 229.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masshouse Plaza (B5 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 405 crimes here, including 118 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Jennens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Masshouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Masshouse Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Jennens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Masshouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Masshouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Masshouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Masshouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Masshouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Masshouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Masshouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Masshouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masshouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masshouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masshouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person James Watt Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Watt Queensway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Masshouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Masshouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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Data Sources

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