Total Crime Rate
317.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arderne Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 26th 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 Arderne Drive (B37 5HN) in the last 12 months was 317.8 per 1,000 residents and was 178.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 186.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arderne Drive (B37 5HN), the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Croft. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnsall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Camplea Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunkley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Arderne Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arderne Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arderne Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arderne Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brickhill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brickhill Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelsull Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camplea Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunkley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camplea Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camplea Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chester Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coleford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coleford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coleford Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norwich Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunkley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kelsull Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunkley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dunkley Crescent | Under investigation |
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