Crime Rates at Long Ley Walk, Birmingham, B37 7SD

Long Ley Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 16th 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 Long Ley Walk (B37 7SD) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 150.2% higher than the Bickenhill average (199.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 138.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Ley Walk (B37 7SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunster Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchid Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.