Total Crime Rate

241.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 241.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sandy Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 367th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane (B6 5TP) in the last 12 months was 241.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (B6 5TP), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vyse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beeston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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