Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 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 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chatham Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 927th highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Road (B31 2JW) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% higher than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Road (B31 2JW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road
Apr 2026Public order Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hazel Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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