Aston vs Moseley and Kings Heath

Aston has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,945 crimes in the last 12 months. Moseley and Kings Heath has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 3,180 crimes. Moseley and Kings Heath scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Aston shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Moseley and Kings Heath shows -5.1% (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 (2,312 incidents). In Moseley and Kings Heath, it is Violent Crime (1,215 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Aston recorded 341 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Moseley and Kings Heath recorded 208. 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 2,312 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,215 in Moseley and Kings Heath. 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 5,151 crimes (now 4,945, a change of -4%). Moseley and Kings Heath recorded 3,349 crimes previously (now 3,180, -5.1%).

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 26.6% and Moseley and Kings Heath has 33.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Aston falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Moseley and Kings Heath is covered by West Midlands 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 Moseley and Kings Heath. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.