Total Crime Rate

371.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

256.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 371.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 256.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodclose Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 671 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 Woodclose Road (B37 5AB) in the last 12 months was 371.9 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% higher than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 256.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodclose Road (B37 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Woodclose Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodclose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yorklea Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodclose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodclose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodclose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodclose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Johns Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Johns Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bosworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yorklea Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gorse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gorse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glovers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glovers Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackcat Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackcat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepclose Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crabtree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabtree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grandys Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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