Total Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fencote Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Chelmsley Wood , and the 109th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fencote Avenue (B37 5LF) in the last 12 months was 127.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Chelmsley Wood average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fencote Avenue (B37 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Croft. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fencote Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Forth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tower Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Conway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stapleton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fencote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Forth Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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