Total Crime Rate

587.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 587.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 156.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.1 10/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Robbery 26.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
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

Stratford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 15th 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 Stratford Road (B90 3AG) in the last 12 months was 587.5 per 1,000 residents and was 522.8% higher than the Shirley West average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 206.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B90 3AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 276 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Lewis Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richard Lewis Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richard Lewis Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Danbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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