Total Crime Rate
193.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Village Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 546th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 6RE) in the last 12 months was 193.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Village Road (B6 6RE), 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.
View Crime In Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Estone Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holte Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tame Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serpentine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serpentine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holte Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holte Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holte Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Village Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Village Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westwood Road | Under investigation |
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