Total Crime Rate

245.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.5 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 245.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingshurst Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 37th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingshurst Way (B37 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 245.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.1% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 170.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingshurst Way (B37 6DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Colletts Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingshurst Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Woodside Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Colletts Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Fordbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakthorpe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Townshend Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Campville Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haselour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colletts Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Colletts Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hurley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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