Total Crime Rate
900.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Emscote Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 35th 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 Emscote Road (B6 6PN) in the last 12 months was 900.5 per 1,000 residents and was 622.2% 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 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 439.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emscote Road (B6 6PN), the main crime hotspot is near Dunsink Road. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 85 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 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunsink Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenlock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Staffordshire Pool Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Staffordshire Pool Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffordshire Pool Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Staffordshire Pool Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dunsink Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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