Total Crime Rate
44.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingshurst Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 314th lowest 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 Kingshurst Way (B37 6EB) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingshurst Way (B37 6EB), 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.
View Crime In Kingshurst and Fordbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haselour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hemlingford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Colletts Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colletts Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliars Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalewood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Campville Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakthorpe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hurley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hemlingford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Townshend Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fordbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodside | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colletts Grove | Under investigation |
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