Crime Rates at Charles Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9AB

Charles Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 1200th 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 Charles Road (B10 9AB) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Road (B10 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Oswalds Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenelm Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.