Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Yorkminster Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Chelmsley Wood , and the 111th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yorkminster Drive (B37 7UG) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Chelmsley Wood average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yorkminster Drive (B37 7UG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Yorkminster Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Penrith Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bream Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bream Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bream Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frensham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Frensham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Salmon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crossman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hiker Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hiker Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Frensham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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