Total Crime Rate

900.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 900.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 301.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.6 10/10
  • Other theft 99.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.0 9/10
  • Robbery 68.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.7 10/10
  • Drugs 38.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 21.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
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

Witton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 35th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 Witton Road (B6 6SN) in the last 12 months was 900.5 per 1,000 residents and was 622.2% 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 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 439.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witton Road (B6 6SN), the main crime hotspot is near Dunsink Road. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Jardine Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Staffordshire Pool Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dunsink Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dunsink Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dunsink Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dunsink Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunsink Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holdford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Staffordshire Pool Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dunsink Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staffordshire Pool Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Staffordshire Pool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dunsink Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunsink Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dunsink Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dunsink Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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