Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 214.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 109.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Whateley Lodge Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 47th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whateley Lodge Drive (B36 9EX) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 163.3% higher than the Castle Bromwich average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whateley Lodge Drive (B36 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whateley Lodge Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgeman Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poundley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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