Total Crime Rate

414.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 414.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.1 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Glovers Croft area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 19th 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 Glovers Croft (B37 5AE) in the last 12 months was 414.0 per 1,000 residents and was 263.4% higher than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 294.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 358.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glovers Croft (B37 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodclose Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Glovers Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grandys Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hilleys Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grandys Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Woodclose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodclose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glovers Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glovers Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kew Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yorklea Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wingfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yorklea Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yorklea Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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