Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 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 69.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Kingfisher Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 231st highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingfisher Drive (B36 0SA) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingfisher Drive (B36 0SA), the main crime hotspot is near Fieldfare Croft. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingfisher Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jackdaw Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingfisher Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fieldfare Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pheasant Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolseley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingfisher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burtons Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbeam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbeam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rover Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morgan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morgan Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelmar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Isis Grove Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 30

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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