Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 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 62.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Union Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Olton , and the 251st highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Road (B90 3BY) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (B90 3BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishopton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakenshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Headley Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakenshaw Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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