Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandy Hill Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Hill Road (B90 2EU) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Hill Road (B90 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandgate Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nayland Croft (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clifton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sandgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Diddington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sandgate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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