Total Crime Rate
226.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Braeside Croft area has the 8th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 41st 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 Braeside Croft (B37 6SN) in the last 12 months was 226.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher than the Bickenhill average (190.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Braeside Croft (B37 6SN), the main crime hotspot is near Dunster Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bickenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunster Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyecroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lyecroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyecroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clover Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ashwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwood Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Picton Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Picton Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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