Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Charlotte Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 1303rd 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 Charlotte Road (B15 2NG) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Road (B15 2NG), the main crime hotspot is near Lee Bank Middleway. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charlotte Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lee Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gilldown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gilldown Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elvetham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Elvetham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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