Crime Rates at Chester Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 0BL

Chester Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 611th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (B24 0BL) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B24 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welwyndale Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.