Crime Rate in Shirley West, ward

Shirley West has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Solihull district and the 1988th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 187th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shirley West in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Solihull district average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shirley West’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 428 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 418 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shirley West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 248 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (72 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.