Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windward Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 185th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windward Way (B36 0PP) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Smith's Wood average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windward Way (B36 0PP), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Croft. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 46 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 (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Martins Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rathlin Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rathlin Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Portsea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rathlin Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathlin Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sark Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanda Croft Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheppey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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