Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 49th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 1363rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 Village Road (B6 6RD) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Road (B6 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Serpentine Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Serpentine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brantley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Serpentine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tame Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Brantley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holte Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holte Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Brantley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Estone Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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