Crime Rate in Blythe, ward

Blythe has the 7th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Solihull district and the 3126th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 293rd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blythe in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Solihull district average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blythe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 333 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 421 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blythe ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.