Total Crime Rate

375.8 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 375.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 80.8 10/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Union Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 150th 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 Union Road (B6 7TU) in the last 12 months was 375.8 per 1,000 residents and was 201.4% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 183.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (B6 7TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lichfield Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutherland Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sutherland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons B4137 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Salford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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