Total Crime Rate

132.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 132.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hillman 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hillman Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Croft 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 Austin Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bentley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bentley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clevedon Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clevedon Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daimler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daimler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

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