Total Crime Rate
62.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chester Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 252nd highest 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 9DS) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower than the Castle Bromwich average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Road (B36 9DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clayton Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle Bromwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westeria Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringmere Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Hall Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westeria Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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