Crime Rates at Walsh Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B76 2NS

Walsh Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Sutton Reddicap , and the 836th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsh Drive (B76 2NS) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% higher than the Sutton Reddicap average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsh Drive (B76 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reddicap Heath Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.