Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 126.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 91.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.9 10/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Albert Road area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1004th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Albert Road (B6 5ND) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (B6 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prestbury Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bromfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gillespie Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gillespie Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prestbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Croft
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dolman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Selston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beacon Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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