Total Crime Rate
271.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elkington Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 269th 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 Elkington Street (B6 4SP) in the last 12 months was 271.3 per 1,000 residents and was 116.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 123.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elkington Street (B6 4SP), the main crime hotspot is near Burlington Street. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 105 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 | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Brook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Aston Brook Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Salstar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourn Mill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bourn Mill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bourn Mill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Stephens Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Galena Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blews Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galena Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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