Crime Rate in Olton, ward

Olton has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Solihull district and the 3142nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 295th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Olton in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Solihull district average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Olton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 242 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 295 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Olton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.