Total Crime Rate

89.6 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Orton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 178th highest crime rate of 675 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 Water Orton Road (B36 9EY) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Orton Road (B36 9EY), the main crime hotspot is near Parkfield Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Orton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgeman Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hodnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hodnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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