Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Witton Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1307th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witton Road (B6 6JN) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witton Road (B6 6JN), the main crime hotspot is near Dolman Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dovehouse Pool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Malthouse Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Park Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dovehouse Pool Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartons Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartons Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fentham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirebrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Malthouse Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitehead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road
Sep 2025Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lodge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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