Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 44th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 724th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (B24 0LL) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B24 0LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sowerby March, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesmond Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Edinburgh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Varley Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Windfall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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