Total Crime Rate
216.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlotte Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bournville & Cotteridge , and the 445th 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 Charlotte Road (B30 2BL) in the last 12 months was 216.8 per 1,000 residents and was 120.3% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlotte Road (B30 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Tree Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wildmoor Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bournville & Cotteridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A441 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildmoor Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A441 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lea House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lea House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ash Tree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildmoor Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildmoor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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