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

Severn Close 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 Severn Close (B36 0TT) 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 Severn Close (B36 0TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burtons Park Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherwell Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Severn 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 2026Vehicle crime Avon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burtons Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Isis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelmar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamar Drive Under investigation
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 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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