Total Crime Rate
81.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Freer Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1448th lowest 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 Freer Road (B6 6NE) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Freer Road (B6 6NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Townley Gardens (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hampton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Earlsbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mansfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normandy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shirebrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Earlsbury Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Earlsbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Winchester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodridge | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodridge | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fentham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Freer Road | Under investigation |
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