Total Crime Rate

259.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.1 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 259.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.9 10/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 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

Woodlands Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 36th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Way (B37 6RL) in the last 12 months was 259.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Bickenhill average (199.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 151.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Way (B37 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands Way. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cornfield Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawksworth Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Dunster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Frampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitegreen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Partridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterson Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterson Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hiker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hiker Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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