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

Chester Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 164 local areas in Erdington , and the 811th highest 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 5JP) in the last 12 months was 152.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B73 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Old Bell Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.