Total Crime Rate

190.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 190.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 48th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 566th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witton Road (B6 6LB) in the last 12 months was 190.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 198.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witton Road (B6 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Maidstone Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 44 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 Bevington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery B4140 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4140 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4140 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Oaks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Oaks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normandy Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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