Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.8 6/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

New Town Row area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1049th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Town Row (B6 4HP) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Town Row (B6 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Town Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hatchett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tower Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Tower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shillcock Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shillcock Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Miller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bagot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cecil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blews Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blews Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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