Total Crime Rate
191.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 50th 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 Church Road (B90 2AX) in the last 12 months was 191.5 per 1,000 residents and was 103.0% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (B90 2AX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shirley West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Danbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St James Place | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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