Total Crime Rate

436.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 436.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
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 3rd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 113th 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 2PH) in the last 12 months was 436.9 per 1,000 residents and was 327.1% higher than the Allens Cross average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 180.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Road (B31 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 90 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sylvan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sylvan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Stone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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