Total Crime Rate

298.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.0 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 298.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 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

Holt Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 156 local areas in Aston , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holt Street (B7 4BP) in the last 12 months was 298.2 per 1,000 residents and was 138.4% 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 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holt Street (B7 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodcock Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Legge Street (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Woodcock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Legge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Legge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Legge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Legge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staniforth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Staniforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Staniforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Staniforth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aston Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bagot Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Middleway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bagot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Woodcock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodcock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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