Total Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sutherland Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Himley & Swindon , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 355 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 Sutherland Drive (WV5 9BB) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Himley & Swindon average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutherland Drive (WV5 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchward Grove, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bratch Hollow (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sutherland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Churchward Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchward Grove —
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Data Sources

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