Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 299th 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 9DA) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B36 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Hernefield Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomdene Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hernefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomdene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingsleigh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kyter Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hernefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hernefield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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