Total Crime Rate
168.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
102.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chipstead Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 657th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 5HD) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 102.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chipstead Road (B23 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheddington Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaceley Grove (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sheddington Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hayland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hayland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hayland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaceley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunslade Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Finsbury Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kestrel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kestrel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheddington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lydget Grove | — |
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