Total Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charlbury Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Garretts Green , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charlbury Crescent (B26 2LN) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Garretts Green average (110.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlbury Crescent (B26 2LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlbury Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodge Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Vera Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leabrook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leabrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vera Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlbury Crescent | Under investigation |
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