Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dunsink Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 581st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dunsink Road (B6 6PL) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunsink Road (B6 6PL), 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 | Other theft | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | 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 theft | Jardine Road | 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 | 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffordshire Pool Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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