Total Crime Rate

856.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

458.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 856.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 458.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 303.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.8 9/10
  • Robbery 80.1 10/10
  • Other theft 70.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Public order 48.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.7 10/10
  • Drugs 41.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
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

Witton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Witton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jardine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jardine Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Jardine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jardine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jardine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jardine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Ground Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Staffordshire Pool Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Staffordshire Pool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Staffordshire Pool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Staffordshire Pool Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffordshire Pool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffordshire Pool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffordshire Pool Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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