Total Crime Rate

169.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.0 10/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 65th highest crime rate of 675 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 Dunster Road (B37 7SU) in the last 12 months was 169.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Bickenhill average (190.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunster Road (B37 7SU), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatcroft Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Picton Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White Beam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Picton Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carisbrooke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sundew Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sundew Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlene Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlene Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlene Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevada Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleshill Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleshill Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Orchid Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Orchid Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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