Total Crime Rate

62.5 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 62.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Carless Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Harborne , and the 1099th 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 Carless Avenue (B17 9EL) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Harborne average (98.6 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carless Avenue (B17 9EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springavon Croft, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carless Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lonsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Springavon Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Pathway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Gate Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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