Total Crime Rate

688.4 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 688.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 283.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 82.2 10/10
  • Other theft 74.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.7 10/10
  • Burglary 29.5 10/10
  • Drugs 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
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

Blews Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 48th 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 Blews Street (B6 4HN) in the last 12 months was 688.4 per 1,000 residents and was 452.1% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 183 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -67.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 215 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blews Street (B6 4HN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blews Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staniforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Stephens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Stephens Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Stephens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blews Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blews Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Staniforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bagot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Miller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tower Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staniforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Staniforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shillcock Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Hatchett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Legge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Stephens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Legge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Legge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cecil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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