Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avon Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 163rd 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 Avon Drive (B36 0TR) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Drive (B36 0TR), the main crime hotspot is near Burtons Way. Police recorded 36 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 Avon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelmar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burtons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burtons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burtons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burtons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burtons Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burtons Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Isis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burtons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Close Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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