Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lanchester Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lanchester Way (B36 9LP) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Smith's Wood average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanchester Way (B36 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Morris Croft. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lanchester Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daimler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Morris Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daimler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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