Crime Rates at Chester Road, Kingshurst, Birmingham, B36 0LF

Chester Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 228th 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 0LF) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Smith's Wood average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B36 0LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.