Total Crime Rate

181.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Other theft 54.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 58th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (B36 0JH) in the last 12 months was 181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% higher than the Castle Bromwich average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B36 0JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freemantle Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Freemantle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heatherleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heatherleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heatherleigh Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Selworthy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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