Total Crime Rate
132.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillman Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 105th highest crime rate of 675 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 Hillman Grove (B36 9LX) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Smith's Wood average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillman Grove (B36 9LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clevedon Avenue, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austin Croft (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Smith's Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Morris Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bentley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bentley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clevedon Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clevedon Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daimler Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daimler Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Croft | Under investigation |
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