Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Silver Birch Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Birch Road (B37 6AS) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silver Birch Road (B37 6AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowington Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Birch Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Campville Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haselour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hurley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hemlingford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hemlingford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Birch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Birch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laburnum Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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