Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.6 7/10
  • Drugs 26.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hillside Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 186th highest crime rate of 675 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 Hillside Drive (B37 6NG) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Drive (B37 6NG), the main crime hotspot is near Woodclose Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cooks Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colletts Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cooks Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denise Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kew Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodclose Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodclose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colletts Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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