Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Kingsford Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 307th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsford Close (B36 9TL) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsford Close (B36 9TL), 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 Kingsford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Water Orton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Musborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawshaws Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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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