Crime Rates at Chester Road North, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6RH

Chester Road North area has the highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 39th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road North (B73 6RH) in the last 12 months was 813.9 per 1,000 residents and was 610.6% higher than the Kingstanding average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 167.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road North (B73 6RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Alice Retail Park, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petersham Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.