Total Crime Rate

237.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.0 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 237.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fentham Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 348th 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 Fentham Road (B6 6AA) in the last 12 months was 237.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 146.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fentham Road (B6 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fentham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Arden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chain Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Annie Wood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sandhill Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chain Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Guildford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hampton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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