Total Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chester Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .
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 (B71 2PG) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Road (B71 2PG), the main crime hotspot is near Pembroke Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wednesbury South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tame Crossing | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crookhay Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Close | Under investigation |
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