Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehead Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1348th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Whitehead Road (B6 6EL) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 58.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehead Road (B6 6EL), the main crime hotspot is near Jardine Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Endicott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4140 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4140 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery B4140 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Oaks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road
Sep 2025Drugs Malthouse Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Malthouse Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jardine Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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