Total Crime Rate
92.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornel Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 157th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cornel Close (B37 7QY) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornel Close (B37 7QY), the main crime hotspot is near Piccadilly Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Plane Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Radlow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birch Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walnut Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Radlow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plane Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Poplar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Plane Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Greenlands Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greenlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenlands Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Plane Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leah Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Avenue | Under investigation |
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