Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Village Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 1461st lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Road (B6 6RD) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Road (B6 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Serpentine Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Witton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Serpentine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brantley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brantley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brantley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tame Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tame Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tame Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Serpentine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brantley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Serpentine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Village Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Village Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Serpentine Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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