Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chatham Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1064th 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 Chatham Road (B31 2PL) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Allens Cross average (107.1 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Road (B31 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 252 crimes here, including 114 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
Sep 2025Other theft Sir Herbert Austin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rochester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rochester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rochester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rochester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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