Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Somerton Drive area has the 47th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 212th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerton Drive (B37 7XH) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerton Drive (B37 7XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Greenway, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hidcote Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Digby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Newlands Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Barns Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Greenway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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