Total Crime Rate

163.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 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 163.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Robbery 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cheswood Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Sutton Walmley & Minworth , and the 692nd highest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

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 Cheswood Drive (B76 1YA) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 214.5% higher than the Sutton Walmley & Minworth average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheswood Drive (B76 1YA), the main crime hotspot is near Walmley Ash Road. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cheswood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Moreland Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheswood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walmley Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Walmley Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walmley Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walmley Ash Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stockton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheswood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moreland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moreland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moreland Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moreland Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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