Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chelston Road area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Allens Cross , and the 1510th lowest 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 Chelston Road (B31 5BT) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelston Road (B31 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Lomas Drive. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chelston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bodenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Meadow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lomas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lomas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dockar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Josiah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Josiah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Josiah Road

Data Sources

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