Total Crime Rate
146.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Main Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Blythe , and the 84th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Main Street (B90 1FT) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 160.6% higher than the Blythe average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Street (B90 1FT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blythe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elvaston Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Main Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mereways | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldershaws | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kerr Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broom Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledwell | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Haresfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haresfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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