Total Crime Rate
298.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aston Road North area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aston Road North (B6 4DS) in the last 12 months was 298.2 per 1,000 residents and was 138.4% higher than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aston Road North (B6 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Thomas Street. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 111 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 | Drugs | Aston Brook Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aston Brook Street East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hubert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hubert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsfold Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsfold Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dunsfold Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsfold Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thomas Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Brook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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