Total Crime Rate

243.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 243.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • 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

Ludworth Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 37th highest crime rate of 675 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 Ludworth Avenue (B37 7FS) in the last 12 months was 243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 191.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ludworth Avenue (B37 7FS), the main crime hotspot is near Holbrook Grove. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ludworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Holbrook Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Costock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ludworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbrook Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radlow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chichester Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beech Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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