Total Crime Rate
259.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
151.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chilham Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 36th 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 Chilham Drive (B37 7TX) in the last 12 months was 259.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 151.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chilham Drive (B37 7TX), 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.
View Crime In Chelmsley Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bream Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frensham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hiker Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carisbrooke Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frensham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frensham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bream Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frensham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Frensham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodlands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Woodlands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Penrith Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craig Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Salmon Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Crossman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Frensham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bream Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hiker Grove | Under investigation |
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