Total Crime Rate

185.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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 35th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 565th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 0SA) in the last 12 months was 185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B24 0SA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 28 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humberstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Humberstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Humberstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Humberstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humberstone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humberstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jesmond Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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