Total Crime Rate

187.1 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 187.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Windward Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 54th 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 Windward Way (B36 0PN) in the last 12 months was 187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 303.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windward Way (B36 0PN), the main crime hotspot is near Sheppey Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windward Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayling Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanda Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tile Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meriden Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wight Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falkland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rathlin Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rathlin Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanda Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sanda Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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