Total Crime Rate

772.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 772.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 631.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Elm Farm Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 10th 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 Elm Farm Avenue (B37 7AA) in the last 12 months was 772.9 per 1,000 residents and was 286.8% higher than the Bickenhill average (199.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Farm Avenue (B37 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marston Green, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Farm Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsley Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marston Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Marston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marston Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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