Total Crime Rate

62.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Albert Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1098th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (B6 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 62.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (B6 5NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dolman Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prestbury Road (32 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehead 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 Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Malthouse Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Malthouse Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery B4140 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4140 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4140 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Oaks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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