Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carpenter Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 707th 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 Carpenter Road (B15 2JP) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carpenter Road (B15 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Ampton Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carpenter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Estria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Austen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilldown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gilldown Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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