Total Crime Rate

85.1 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 85.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stratford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Olton , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stratford Road (B90 3AY) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the Olton average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B90 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richard Lewis Way (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richard Lewis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Richard Lewis Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trinity Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jacey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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