Total Crime Rate

2131.8 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 2131.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 874.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 387.5 10/10
  • Drugs 146.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 123.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.9 10/10
  • Other theft 104.5 10/10
  • Public order 102.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 75.6 10/10
  • Robbery 51.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 45.0 10/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.7 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
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

Barn Street area has the highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 7th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barn Street (B5 5QB) in the last 12 months was 2131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1609.8% 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 544 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 8 cases , up 166.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 365 (≈ 586.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barn Street (B5 5QB), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Curzon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pickford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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