Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 30.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Arden Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 439th 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 Arden Road (B6 6AR) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Aston average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arden Road (B6 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Hampton Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chain Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovehouse Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dovehouse Pool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Dovehouse Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Arden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chain Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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