Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B23 5TE
How much crime is recorded in B23 5TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Road
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,832 (2024)
B23 5TEBirmingham
How safe is B23 5TE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B23 5TE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 5TENational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Shoplifting13.88.4
Burglary6.69.1
Public order4.64.6
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Robbery3.01.4
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.