Total Crime Rate

146.5 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 146.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Other theft 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

Corncrake Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 675 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 Corncrake Drive (B36 0QU) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Corncrake Drive (B36 0QU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightingale Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Corncrake Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mull Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnet Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corncrake Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jura Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Jura Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mull Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arran Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffinch Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingfisher Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnet Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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