Brownhills vs Chelmsley Wood

Brownhills has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,968 crimes in the last 12 months. Chelmsley Wood has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 2,145 crimes. Chelmsley Wood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brownhills shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Chelmsley Wood shows -9.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brownhills, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,126 incidents). In Chelmsley Wood, it is Violent Crime (814 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brownhills recorded 269 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chelmsley Wood recorded 154. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brownhills totalled 1,126 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 814 in Chelmsley Wood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Brownhills recorded 3,259 crimes (now 2,968, a change of -8.9%). Chelmsley Wood recorded 2,374 crimes previously (now 2,145, -9.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Brownhills has a resolution rate of 30.1% and Chelmsley Wood has 37.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Brownhills falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Chelmsley Wood is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Brownhills and Chelmsley Wood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.