Total Crime Rate
229.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
148.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hatchford Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 44th highest crime rate of 671 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 Hatchford Walk (B37 7PX) in the last 12 months was 229.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 148.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hatchford Walk (B37 7PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coralin Close, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Piccadilly Close (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bickenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alder Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbor Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Willow Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Plane Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Larch Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Larch Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larch Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Larch Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alder Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alder Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alder Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alder Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alder Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alder Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birch Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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