Crime Rate in St Alphege, ward

St Alphege has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 wards in Solihull district and the 1133rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 86th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Alphege in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% higher than the Solihull district average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Alphege’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 481 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 13 cases , down -27.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 15.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -44.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 595 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Alphege ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.