Total Crime Rate
472.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bartholomew Row 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 Bartholomew Row (B5 5JU) 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 Bartholomew Row (B5 5JU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 395 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coleshill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | James Watt Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Masshouse Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Masshouse Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Watt Queensway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Watt Queensway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | James Watt Queensway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | James Watt Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartholomew Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grosvenor Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Watt Queensway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Watt Queensway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Masshouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Masshouse Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bartholomew Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Masshouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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