Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 130.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wheeley Moor Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 104th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheeley Moor Road (B37 6LB) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheeley Moor Road (B37 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Ballard Walk. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheeley Moor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheeley Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colling Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meriden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheeley Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wheeley Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheeley Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheeley Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meriden Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colling Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Didgley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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