Total Crime Rate
1910.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Calthorpe Road area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 13th 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 Calthorpe Road (B15 1TS) in the last 12 months was 1910.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1037.3% higher than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 568 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 39.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 228.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 174.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Calthorpe Road (B15 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Greenfield Crescent. Police recorded 688 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edgbaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B4284 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B4284 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Frederick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kelton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenfield Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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