Total Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newborough Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 297th highest crime rate of 671 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 Newborough Road (B90 2HE) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Shirley West average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newborough Road (B90 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Newborough Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Solihull| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princethorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Baldwins Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baldwins Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stroud Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blythsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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