Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1425th lowest crime rate of 3,083 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 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B24 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Little Pitts Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Springthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elphinstone End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Yenton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hayes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beeches Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Pitts Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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