Total Crime Rate

310.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 310.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ludworth Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 30th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ludworth Avenue (B37 7FS) in the last 12 months was 310.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% higher 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 250.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ludworth Avenue (B37 7FS), the main crime hotspot is near Holbrook Grove. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 57 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Radlow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Radlow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chichester Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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