Total Crime Rate

1924.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1111.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1924.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1111.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 692.5 10/10
  • Drugs 428.3 10/10
  • Public order 366.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 259.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 45.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Nobel Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 13th 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 Nobel Way (B6 7EU) in the last 12 months was 1924.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1439.0% 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 304 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 488 (≈ 1111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nobel Way (B6 7EU), the main crime hotspot is near Wellhead Lane. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nobel Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellhead Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscott Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wenlock Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wenlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wenlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Railway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscott Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscott Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellhead Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellhead Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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