Total Crime Rate

161.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 161.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cherry Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Blackheath , and the 136th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Drive (B64 6SB) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% higher than the Blackheath average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Drive (B64 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Waggon Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherry Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jennings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waggon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waggon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Garratt'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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