Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 5QS
How much crime is recorded in B23 5QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
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How safe is B23 5QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 5QS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B23 5QSNational
Violence and sexual offences27.223.6
Burglary18.59.1
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.74.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.