Total Crime Rate
194.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birmingham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Charlemont with Grove Vale , and the 97th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .
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 Birmingham Road (B43 7AE) in the last 12 months was 194.1 per 1,000 residents and was 141.4% higher than the Charlemont with Grove Vale average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birmingham Road (B43 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Arran Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charlemont with Grove Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arran Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waltdene Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chapel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arran Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arran Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
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