Total Crime Rate

33.8 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 33.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle 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

Christopher Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 498th 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 Christopher Road (B29 6QJ) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Bournville & Cotteridge average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 550.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Road (B29 6QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goss Croft, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gibbins Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goss Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathdene Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Strathdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fladbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strathdene Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Goss Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Corisande Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corisande Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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