Crime Rate in Shirley East, ward

Shirley East has the 4th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Solihull district and the 1833rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 169th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shirley East in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Solihull district average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shirley East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shirley East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 128 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Plestowes Close (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.