Total Crime Rate

130.4 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Townley Gardens area has the 74th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1020th 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 Townley Gardens (B6 6LR) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 26 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 Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townley Gardens (B6 6LR), 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 Woodall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kenilworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodridge Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Maidstone Road Under investigation
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 Coombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normandy Road

Data Sources

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