Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 149.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 26.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 87th 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 Willow Way (B37 7PL) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Way (B37 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Chelmsley Circle. Police recorded 412 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ely Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coralin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Coralin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coralin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coralin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alder Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Derby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Drive
Apr 2026Drugs Derby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derby Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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