Crime Rates at Crabtree Drive, Birmingham, B37 5BU

Crabtree Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 27th 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 Crabtree Drive (B37 5BU) in the last 12 months was 300.4 per 1,000 residents and was 163.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 185.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crabtree Drive (B37 5BU), 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.