Total Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 304th 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 Victoria Road (B6 5ET) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (B6 5ET), 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 Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dolman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldersea Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parliament Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruskin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aldersea Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gillespie Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prestbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gillespie Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillespie Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillespie Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosefield Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rosefield Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Sutton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillespie Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitehead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Selston Road | Under investigation |
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