Total Crime Rate
846.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chantry Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 38th 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 Chantry Road (B13 8DW) in the last 12 months was 846.2 per 1,000 residents and was 521.4% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 419.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chantry Road (B13 8DW), the main crime hotspot is near Strensham Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Balsall Heath West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strensham Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strensham Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Salisbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strensham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Amesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strensham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strensham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Strensham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Strensham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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