Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.7 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 185.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brooklands Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 63rd 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 Brooklands Way (B37 7FT) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 109.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooklands Way (B37 7FT), 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 Brooklands Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Radlow Crescent 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 2026Other crime Radlow Crescent Under investigation
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 Newington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musson Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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