Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hemlingford Croft area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 257th highest crime rate of 675 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 Hemlingford Croft (B37 7DB) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemlingford Croft (B37 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Lodge Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hemlingford Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ivy Lodge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Newlands Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elmdon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmdon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hidcote Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Greenway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Elmdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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