Total Crime Rate
1934.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
668.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fazeley Street area has the highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 12th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Fazeley Street (B5 5SE) in the last 12 months was 1934.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1446.4% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 347 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -72.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 416 (≈ 668.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fazeley Street (B5 5SE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | River Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | River Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | River Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | River Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pickford Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belmont Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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