Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Craneberry Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 276th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Craneberry Road (B37 5AP) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Craneberry Road (B37 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Briddsland Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingshurst and Fordbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilleys Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Craneberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wingfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Briddsland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briddsland Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briddsland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tile Cross Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craneberry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Craneberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Craneberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craneberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Craneberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlbury Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lambourne Grove | Under investigation |
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