Total Crime Rate
183.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapelhouse Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 57th 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 Chapelhouse Road (B37 5JP) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -13.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapelhouse Road (B37 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Barnes Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 21 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 | Vehicle crime | Ilkley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leyburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buckden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hilleys Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lambourne Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathmere Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grandys Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tile Cross Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grandys Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnsall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlbury Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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