Total Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 2nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carpenter Road (B15 2JT) in the last 12 months was 7.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carpenter Road (B15 2JT), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Austen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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