Total Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beacon Hill 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 Beacon Hill (B6 6JU) 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 Beacon Hill (B6 6JU), the main crime hotspot is near Jardine Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malthouse Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bevington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Endicott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Endicott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Endicott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Endicott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bevington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jardine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jardine Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jardine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jardine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jardine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jardine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bevington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beacon Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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