Total Crime Rate

260.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.7 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 260.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
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

Holyoak Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 298th 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 Holyoak Close (B6 6QU) in the last 12 months was 260.4 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 153.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyoak Close (B6 6QU), 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 Holyoak Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Ground Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffordshire Pool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holdford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffordshire Pool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staffordshire Pool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Staffordshire Pool Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Staffordshire Pool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ground Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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

Data Sources

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