Total Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Witton Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 637th 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 Witton Road (B6 6JR) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Witton Road (B6 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Maidstone Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Witton Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Oaks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Endicott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Endicott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Endicott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bevington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bevington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bevington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prestbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Endicott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beacon Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Maidstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beacon Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dovehouse Pool Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dovehouse Pool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovehouse Pool Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dolman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malthouse Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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