Total Crime Rate

127.8 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 127.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chester Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 110th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (B36 0AG) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher than the Castle Bromwich average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B36 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Brownfield Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westeria Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thistledown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cutshill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Westeria Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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