Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Falkland Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 287th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falkland Way (B36 0LT) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Smith's Wood average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falkland Way (B36 0LT), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Croft. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falkland Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rathlin Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falkland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanda Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sanda Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayling Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rathlin Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanda Croft —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tower Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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