Total Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Townley Gardens area has the 76th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1080th highest 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 Townley Gardens (B6 6LP) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townley Gardens (B6 6LP), 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 Townley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road 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 2025Other theft Malthouse Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Malthouse Croft Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Dovehouse Pool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Awaiting court outcome
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 Townley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normandy Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Maidstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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