Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 54.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 936th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Road (B6 5UH) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (B6 5UH), the main crime hotspot is near Bulwell Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aston Expressway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bulwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A38(M) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A38(M) Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howarth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aston Expressway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vicarage Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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