Total Crime Rate

409.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.5 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 409.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.2 9/10
  • Robbery 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Borley Close area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Olton , and the 18th 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 Borley Close (B90 3FT) in the last 12 months was 409.6 per 1,000 residents and was 676.3% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 194.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borley Close (B90 3FT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 318 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Grove 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 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Richard Lewis Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richard Lewis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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