Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025

Latest update: 05.12.2025

Crime rate per 1000 residents

All crimes 85.2 5/10
Violence and sexual offences 28.9 5/10
Shoplifting 12.2 9/10
Vehicle crime 10.3 10/10
Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
Anti-social behaviour 5.9 1/10
Other theft 5.4 6/10
Public order 4.8 4/10
Burglary 4.2 9/10
Drugs 1.8 4/10
Other crime 1.8 5/10
Possession of weapons 1.4 9/10
Robbery 1.2 8/10
Bicycle theft 0.5 6/10
Theft from the person 0.5 7/10

Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this district to UK peers of the same type.

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Crime overview for Solihull district

Solihull has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 districts in West Midlands region and the 152nd lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (West Midlands), it has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 districts.

The overall crime rate in Solihull in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the West Midlands region average (96.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Solihull’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6,303 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 111 cases , down -17.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 6.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -18.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7,921 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

Crime Rates in parishs of Solihull district

Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents

District average: 85.2 per 1,000

	Parish	Per 1,000	vs. District	Label vs UK parishs
1	Bickenhill	190.9	105.7 (124%)	Very high 10/10
2	Chelmsley Wood	164.1	78.9 (93%)	Very high 10/10
3	St Alphege	120.5	35.3 (41%)	Very high 9/10
4	Kingshurst and Fordbridge	114.0	28.8 (34%)	Very high 9/10
5	Shirley West	94.3	9.1 (11%)	High 8/10
6	Castle Bromwich	92.8	7.6 (9%)	High 8/10
7	Smith's Wood	87.7	2.5 (3%)	High 7/10
8	Shirley South	81.3	-3.9 (-5%)	High 7/10
9	Lyndon	64.4	-20.8 (-24%)	Typical 5/10
10	Olton	56.4	-28.8 (-34%)	Typical 5/10
11	Blythe	56.2	-29.0 (-34%)	Typical 5/10
12	Elmdon	52.5	-32.7 (-38%)	Low 4/10
13	Meriden	45.8	-39.4 (-46%)	Low 3/10
14	Shirley East	42.3	-42.9 (-50%)	Low 3/10
15	Dorridge and Hockley Heath	42.2	-43.0 (-50%)	Low 3/10
16	Knowle	32.5	-52.7 (-62%)	Very low 2/10
17	Silhill	31.9	-53.3 (-63%)	Very low 2/10

Notes: “Per 1,000” = offences per 1,000 residents (last 12 months). “vs. District” = difference from baseline.

Crime Rate in Solihull, district

Crime overview for Solihull district

Crime Rates in parishs of Solihull district

Crime Over Time in Solihull district

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