Total Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chelworth Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .
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 Chelworth Road (B38 0AE) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelworth Road (B38 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Parsons Mews. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birmingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clandon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lazy Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Schoolhouse Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parsons Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parsons Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parsons Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parsons Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsons Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foxhope Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clandon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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