Total Crime Rate
71.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bardon Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Olton , and the 231st highest crime rate of 675 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 Bardon Drive (B90 3DA) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% higher than the Olton average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bardon Drive (B90 3DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Olton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bronte Farm Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bidford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freasley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newnham Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bardon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bardon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bardon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bronte Farm Road | Under investigation |
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