Total Crime Rate
84.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charnwood Close area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1484th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charnwood Close (B45 0JY) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Allens Cross average (107.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charnwood Close (B45 0JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charnwood Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radnor Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Allens Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wareham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charnwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Radnor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taunton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Taunton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wareham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Topland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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