Total Crime Rate

270.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 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 270.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Martins Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 35th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Close (B36 0LP) in the last 12 months was 270.0 per 1,000 residents and was 136.2% higher than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Close (B36 0LP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheppey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Birmingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Martins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Runcorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Martins Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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