Crime Rates at Carlton Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B9 5EA

Carlton Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 655th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 Carlton Road (B9 5EA) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (366.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Road (B9 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.