Total Crime Rate

229.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 229.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Alder Drive 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 Alder Drive (B37 7QD) 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 Alder Drive (B37 7QD), the main crime hotspot is near Frensham Close. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alder Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larch Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larch Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larch Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frensham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alder Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Plane Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Plane Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plane Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alder Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arbor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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