Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birchmoor Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lyndon , and the 239th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchmoor Close (B28 9NS) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchmoor Close (B28 9NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mapleton Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchmoor Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redstone Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstone Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mapleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mapleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redstone Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bounds Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Creswell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Creswell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbrook Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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