Total Crime Rate
1480.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Road North area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 19th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Park Road North (B6 5UJ) in the last 12 months was 1480.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1087.0% higher than the Aston average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 664.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 197.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road North (B6 5UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bulwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osbourne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osbourne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Osbourne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Howarth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Thomas Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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