Total Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chestnut Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cheslyn Hay Village , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 356 local areas in South Staffordshire .
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 Chestnut Drive (WS6 6LU) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Cheslyn Hay Village average (39.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Drive (WS6 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Olde Hall Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cheslyn Hay Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oakridge Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quinton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chase Avenue | Under investigation |
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