Crime Rates at New John Street, Birmingham, B6 4LD

New John 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 New John Street (B6 4LD) 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 New John Street (B6 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.