Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Tamar Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 675 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 Tamar Drive (B36 0ST) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tamar Drive (B36 0ST), the main crime hotspot is near Fieldfare Croft. Police recorded 41 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 Tamar Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Goldcrest Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fieldfare Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morgan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burtons Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burtons Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waveney Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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