Total Crime Rate

165.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.6 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 165.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Greenfinch Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 74th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenfinch Road (B36 0QL) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfinch Road (B36 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightingale Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Smith's Wood

Crime Over Time in Greenfinch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jackdaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arran Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arran Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mull Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jura Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Corncrake Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corncrake Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wheatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Swallow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arran Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingfisher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingfisher Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑