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

Chester Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Erdington , and the 360th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 5JP) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% higher than the Erdington average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B73 5JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Bell Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.