Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wakelin Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Shirley South , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakelin Road (B90 2RW) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Shirley South average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakelin Road (B90 2RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tanworth Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stretton Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakelin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidenhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shotteswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shotteswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stretton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanworth Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Tanworth Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tanworth Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tanworth Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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