Total Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bradford Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 337th 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 Bradford Road (B36 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Castle Bromwich average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradford Road (B36 9AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Lane, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glascote Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle Bromwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westeria Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westeria Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Poplars Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glascote Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pencroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | School Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenall Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ringmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ringmere Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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