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

Charles Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 943rd lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Road (B10 9AR) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 191.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Road (B10 9AR), 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.