Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Village Road area has the 64th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 871st highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Road (B6 6RB) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Road (B6 6RB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Village Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Serpentine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Serpentine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tame Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holte Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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