Total Crime Rate

390.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 390.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.4 9/10
  • Burglary 33.0 10/10
  • Robbery 33.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Christchurch Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 140th 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 Christchurch Close (B15 3NE) in the last 12 months was 390.1 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% higher than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 181.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Close (B15 3NE), the main crime hotspot is near Christchurch Close. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christchurch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Niall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hampshire Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravenswood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yelverton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bishbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anstruther Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomhurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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