Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

West Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 152nd 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 West Avenue (B36 0EB) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Castle Bromwich average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (B36 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgeman Croft, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hodnell Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Delamere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodnell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hodnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hodnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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