Total Crime Rate

203.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 203.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 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

The Parade area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Smith's Wood , and the 51st highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Parade (B37 6BB) in the last 12 months was 203.4 per 1,000 residents and was 127.1% higher than the Smith's Wood average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 108.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Parade (B37 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marston Drive, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marston Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Didgley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shenton Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shenton Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shenton Walk
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Over Green Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakthorpe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colling Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colling Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holliars Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marston Drive
Apr 2026Drugs Campville Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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