Total Crime Rate

56.3 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 56.3 5/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Acheson Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 293rd highest 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 Acheson Road (B90 2JB) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acheson Road (B90 2JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colebrook Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheyne Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acheson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Colebrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nethercote Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nethercote Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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