Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorsington Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lyndon , and the 134th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorsington Road (B27 7AF) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% higher than the Lyndon average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorsington Road (B27 7AF), the main crime hotspot is near Dorsington Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorsington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookvale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kineton Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raddington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorsington Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorsington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dorsington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorsington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dorsington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorsington Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brookvale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gospel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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