Total Crime Rate
190.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cooks Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 51st highest crime rate of 675 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 Cooks Lane (B37 6NX) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Kingshurst and Fordbridge average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -92.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -92.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cooks Lane (B37 6NX), 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.
View Crime In Kingshurst and Fordbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glovers Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxon Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooks Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooks Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kew Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodclose Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Woodclose Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denise Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glovers Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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