Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Anstey Croft area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Chelmsley Wood , and the 130th 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 Anstey Croft (B37 5LR) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anstey Croft (B37 5LR), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Anstey Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stapleton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fencote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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