Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 152.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Daren Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 83rd 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 Daren Close (B36 0TE) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Daren Close (B36 0TE), the main crime hotspot is near Cherwell Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Daren Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbeam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelmar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunbeam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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