Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 1.2 1/10
  • Robbery 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aldersea Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 815th lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 Aldersea Drive (B6 5BA) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldersea Drive (B6 5BA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Aldersea Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Selston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldersea Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gillespie Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gillespie Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosefield Croft
Apr 2026Drugs Rosefield Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Sutton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunsfold Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersea Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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