Crime Rates at Yardley Wood Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 1JU

Yardley Wood Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 217th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yardley Wood Road (B90 1JU) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the Shirley West average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Wood Road (B90 1JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxhill Road, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenslade Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.