Total Crime Rate

185.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.0 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 185.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Dunster Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 64th 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 Dunster Road (B37 7SU) in the last 12 months was 185.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunster Road (B37 7SU), the main crime hotspot is near Orchid Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime White Beam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Starkey Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fillingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Pomeroy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleshill Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatcroft Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Blair Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blair Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longley Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Beam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeside Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevada Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlene Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlene Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlene Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Braeside Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nevada Way Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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