Crime Rates at Hook Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4LW

Hook Drive area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Sutton Four Oaks , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

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 Hook Drive (B74 4LW) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Sutton Four Oaks average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hook Drive (B74 4LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farncote Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackberry Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.