Total Crime Rate
130.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Townley 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.
View Crime In Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kenilworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kenilworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kenilworth Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodridge | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodridge | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fentham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maidstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maidstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fentham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fentham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Maidstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normandy Road | — |
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