Total Crime Rate

655.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

271.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 655.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 271.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.8 10/10
  • Robbery 52.2 10/10
  • Public order 49.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Drugs 33.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
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 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 12th highest crime rate of 671 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 3BD) in the last 12 months was 655.4 per 1,000 residents and was 551.2% higher than the Shirley West average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 271.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (B90 3BD), 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 (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Richard Lewis Way 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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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