Total Crime Rate

169.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 169.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheppey Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 64th highest crime rate of 675 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 Sheppey Drive (B36 0NA) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheppey Drive (B36 0NA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 59 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 Sheppey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanda Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayling Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falkland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Sanda Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanda Croft —
Sep 2025Other theft Rathlin Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rathlin Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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