Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meriden Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meriden Drive (B37 6BX) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meriden Drive (B37 6BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tile Grove, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meriden Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tile Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meriden Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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