Aston vs Bourne Vale & Fazeley

Aston has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,342 crimes in the last 12 months. Bourne Vale & Fazeley has a safety score of 88/100 (Very Safe) with 15 crimes. Bourne Vale & Fazeley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Aston shows a year-on-year crime trend of +25.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Bourne Vale & Fazeley shows -37.5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Aston, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,996 incidents). In Bourne Vale & Fazeley, it is Violent Crime (9 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Aston recorded 269 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bourne Vale & Fazeley recorded 1. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Aston totalled 2,996 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 9 in Bourne Vale & Fazeley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Aston recorded 5,041 crimes (now 6,342, a change of +25.8%). Bourne Vale & Fazeley recorded 24 crimes previously (now 15, -37.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Aston has a resolution rate of 25.7% and Bourne Vale & Fazeley has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Aston falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Bourne Vale & Fazeley is covered by Staffordshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Aston and Bourne Vale & Fazeley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.