Total Crime Rate

195.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Bordesley & Highgate , and the 540th 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 Charles Road (B9 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Bordesley & Highgate average (374.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 105.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% 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 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hugh Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Imperial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ronald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ronald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hugh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hugh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ronald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ronald Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ronald Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherrywood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hugh Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pikewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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