Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birmingham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Blythe , and the 142nd 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 Birmingham Road (B80 7BL) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 105.2% higher than the Blythe average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (B80 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claybrook Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pratts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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