Total Crime Rate
141.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chipstead Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 902nd 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 Chipstead Road (B23 5HA) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Erdington average (124.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chipstead Road (B23 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Sheddington Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Erdington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaceley Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tedbury Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydget Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lydget Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lydget Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chipstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaceley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glendon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Flackwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kestrel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Court Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tedbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chaceley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbeyfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaceley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Briars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Briars | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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