Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merstone Close area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 327th lowest 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 Merstone Close (B37 7GR) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merstone Close (B37 7GR), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merstone Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Radlow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leah Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Radlow Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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