Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cherington Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 570th lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherington Road (B29 7SS) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherington Road (B29 7SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bond Street, where police recorded 207 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milner Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cherington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warwards Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwards Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Warwards Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windrush Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acorn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ribblesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Milner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bourne Way Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Church Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rissington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bewdley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bewdley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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