Crime Rates at Chester Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 5TE

Chester Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 392nd 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 Chester Road (B23 5TE) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 100.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B23 5TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bell Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.