Total Crime Rate

184.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 184.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baxters Green area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Shirley South , and the 56th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baxters Green (B90 2RT) in the last 12 months was 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 127.2% higher than the Shirley South average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 120.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxters Green (B90 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Sandfield Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baxters Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lillington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tackley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxters Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Woodloes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollyhurst Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sandfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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