Total Crime Rate

241.5 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 241.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Sutton Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 367th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Sutton Street (B6 5BN) in the last 12 months was 241.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Sutton Street (B6 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Dunsfold Croft. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Sutton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosefield Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Sutton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldersea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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