Total Crime Rate
56.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hilleys Croft area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 279th highest crime rate of 671 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 Hilleys Croft (B37 5BN) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilleys Croft (B37 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hipsmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Johns Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crabtree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crabtree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorse Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gorse Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gorse Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glovers Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grandys Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heathmere Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shelly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Johns Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilleys Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lowerstack Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Banbury Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barnes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lambourne Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hipsmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabtree Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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