Total Crime Rate
179.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chestnut Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 617th 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 Chestnut Road (B13 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Road (B13 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Alder Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 41 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 | Public order | Kingswood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queenswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenswood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenswood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarehole Mill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admiral Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Admiral Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Birchwood Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grevis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Copperbeech Drive | Under investigation |
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