Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 1116th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (B24 0BS) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B24 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Little Pitts Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodcote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Silverdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silverdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Silverdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hervey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plants Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bickton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blithfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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