Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Charlotte Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 377th 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 Charlotte Road (B15 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Road (B15 2NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Springmeadow Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Charlotte Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springmeadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viceroy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lee Bank Middleway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springmeadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A38 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springmeadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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