Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 671 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 0JU) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Smith's Wood average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B36 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marston Drive, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Close (28 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Laburnum Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marston Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colling Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colling Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marston Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Over Green Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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