Total Crime Rate

202.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 202.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Halifax Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 52nd 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 Halifax Road (B90 2BT) in the last 12 months was 202.9 per 1,000 residents and was 101.6% higher than the Shirley West average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Road (B90 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richard Lewis Way (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutherland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grenville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilliver Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilliver Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilliver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gilliver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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