Total Crime Rate
116.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eileen Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 671 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 Eileen Gardens (B37 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eileen Gardens (B37 6NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colletts Grove, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingshurst and Fordbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swan Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swan Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hillside Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakthorpe Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Townshend Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colletts Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Colletts Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colletts Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fordbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fordbridge Road | Under investigation |
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