Total Crime Rate
326.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holt Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 157 local areas in Aston , and the 200th highest crime rate of 3,083 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 326.0 per 1,000 residents and was 161.5% 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 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -54.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% 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 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dartmouth Middleway (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodcock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staniforth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bagot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodcock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodcock Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Woodcock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Legge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Middleway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Legge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Aston Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Legge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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