Total Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawksworth Crescent area has the 47th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 207th 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 Hawksworth Crescent (B37 6UJ) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawksworth Crescent (B37 6UJ), 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.
View Crime In Chelmsley Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Frampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Salmon Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Frampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Frampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Frampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterson Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterson Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitegreen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawksworth Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodlands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodlands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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