Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Cheshire Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 216th 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 Cheshire Avenue (B90 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheshire Avenue (B90 2LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheshire Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chamberlain Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chamberlain Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cheshire Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheshire Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Velsheda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Velsheda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Velsheda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Velsheda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princethorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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