Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 area has the 40th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Aldridge Central and South , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (B74 3QX) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Aldridge Central and South average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (B74 3QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Aldridge Central and South

Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oaklands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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