Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 4/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hidcote Grove area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 301st highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hidcote Grove (B37 7BE) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Bickenhill average (199.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hidcote Grove (B37 7BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Lodge Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moat House Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hidcote Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Aylesford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hidcote Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ivy Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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