Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road North area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1423rd highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road North (B73 6RP) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower than the Kingstanding average (114.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road North (B73 6RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welshmans Hill, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatcham Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hatcham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parkwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bendall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welshmans Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Honiley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamount Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leamount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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