Crime Rates at Chester Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5BU

Chester Road area has the 77th lowest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 1531st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (B73 5BU) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Erdington average (124.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B73 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guthrum Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowling Green Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.