Crime Rates at Charles Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B9 5HJ

Charles Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 516th 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 Charles Road (B9 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Road (B9 5HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.