Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1020th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 6LR) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townley Gardens (B6 6LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Townley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4140 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beacon Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beacon Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Witton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Croft
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fentham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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