Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 63.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandown Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandown Drive (B61 0SD) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Catshill North average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Drive (B61 0SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chepstow Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kempton Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chepstow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aintree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Cross Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Forge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chepstow Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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