Total Crime Rate
286.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Frensham Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 29th 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 Frensham Close (B37 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 286.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 188.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frensham Close (B37 7JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Frensham Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bickenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Circus Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Orchid Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchid Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Orchid Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedgetree Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedgetree Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hedgetree Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedgetree Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchid Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Circus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Circus Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Circus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Circus Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Piccadilly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piccadilly Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nevada Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keepers Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stokesay Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frensham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frensham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frensham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frensham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Frensham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Piccadilly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orchid Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arbor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carisbrooke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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