Total Crime Rate

265.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 265.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lichfield Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 287th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (B6 5SN) in the last 12 months was 265.0 per 1,000 residents and was 111.8% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 162.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (B6 5SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aston (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aston Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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