Total Crime Rate

286.3 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 286.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Frensham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Frensham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Circus Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Orchid Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Orchid Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedgetree Croft
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedgetree Croft
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hedgetree Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgetree Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Circus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Circus Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Circus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Circus Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Piccadilly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevada Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keepers Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stokesay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummond Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frensham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Piccadilly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arbor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carisbrooke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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