Chelmsley Wood vs Wednesfield and Heath Town

Chelmsley Wood has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,145 crimes in the last 12 months. Wednesfield and Heath Town has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 4,824 crimes. Chelmsley Wood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chelmsley Wood shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wednesfield and Heath Town shows -12.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chelmsley Wood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (814 incidents). In Wednesfield and Heath Town, it is Violent Crime (2,156 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chelmsley Wood recorded 154 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wednesfield and Heath Town recorded 401. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chelmsley Wood totalled 814 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,156 in Wednesfield and Heath Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chelmsley Wood recorded 2,374 crimes (now 2,145, a change of -9.7%). Wednesfield and Heath Town recorded 5,503 crimes previously (now 4,824, -12.3%).

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. Chelmsley Wood has a resolution rate of 37.2% and Wednesfield and Heath Town has 20.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chelmsley Wood falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Wednesfield and Heath Town 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 Chelmsley Wood and Wednesfield and Heath Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.