Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 33.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherington Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Bournbrook & Selly Park , and the 491st lowest crime rate of 3,059 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 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Bournbrook & Selly Park average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% 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 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milner Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gristhorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windrush Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ribblesdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bewdley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewdley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ten Acre Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ten Acre Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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