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

Yardley Wood Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 79th lowest 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 Yardley Wood Road (B90 1JY) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yardley Wood Road (B90 1JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxhill Road, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambscote Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.