Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 19th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tamar Drive (B36 0TP) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tamar Drive (B36 0TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fieldfare Croft, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burtons Way (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tamar Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waveney Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burtons Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burtons Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burtons Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Goldcrest Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fieldfare Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Burtons Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burtons Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burtons Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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