Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road North area has the 49th highest crime rate of 180 local areas in Kingstanding , and the 1019th highest crime rate of 3,059 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 6SP) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Kingstanding average (113.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road North (B73 6SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4138, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayland Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chester Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mayland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sutton Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutton Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B4138 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4138 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4138 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4138 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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