Total Crime Rate
856.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
458.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Witton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 39th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Witton Road (B6 6PD) in the last 12 months was 856.8 per 1,000 residents and was 585.1% 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 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 458.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Witton Road (B6 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Dunsink Road. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jardine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jardine Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jardine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jardine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jardine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jardine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Ground Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Staffordshire Pool Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Staffordshire Pool Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Staffordshire Pool Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Staffordshire Pool Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffordshire Pool Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffordshire Pool Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffordshire Pool Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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