Total Crime Rate

298.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 298.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 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

Chiswell Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Ladywood , and the 236th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chiswell Road (B18 4DN) in the last 12 months was 298.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Ladywood average (383.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 155.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiswell Road (B18 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Twyning Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chiswell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Twyning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twyning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twyning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twyning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiswell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wimbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hamberley Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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