Crime Rate in Bickenhill, ward

Bickenhill has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Solihull district and the 331st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 19th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bickenhill in the last 12 months was 190.9 per 1,000 residents and was 124.1% higher than the Solihull district average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bickenhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 776 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , down -22.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 11.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -34.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 995 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bickenhill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 300 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.