Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 70.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cressington Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 1267th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cressington Drive (B74 2SU) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% higher than the Sutton Four Oaks average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cressington Drive (B74 2SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belwell Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cressington Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cressington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Fordrough
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Fordrough Under investigation

Data Sources

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