Total Crime Rate
260.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
153.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Witton Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 298th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 6SP) in the last 12 months was 260.4 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 153.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Witton Road (B6 6SP), the main crime hotspot is near Dunsink Road. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffordshire Pool Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Staffordshire Pool Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Staffordshire Pool Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Staffordshire Pool Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Staffordshire Pool Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffordshire Pool Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staffordshire Pool Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Yew Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Yew Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jardine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsink Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Ground Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Ground Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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