Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 67th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1437th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Sutton Street (B6 5LY) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Sutton Street (B6 5LY), 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 Ruskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosefield Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Sutton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft 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 2025Drugs Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsfold Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldersea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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