Total Crime Rate

291.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 291.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.1 10/10
  • Other theft 54.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cooks Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Kingshurst and Fordbridge , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 671 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 6PB) in the last 12 months was 291.8 per 1,000 residents and was 155.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooks Lane (B37 6PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briddsland Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cooks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Johns Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briddsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Briddsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hipsmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hipsmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilleys Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briddsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleview Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Johns Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowerstack Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Briddsland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Banbury Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulwych Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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