Total Crime Rate
1504.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stratford Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 675 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 3GG) in the last 12 months was 1504.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1494.5% higher than the Shirley West average (94.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 595.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stratford Road (B90 3GG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shirley West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richard Lewis Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Richard Lewis Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Richard Lewis Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richard Lewis Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Trinity Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richard Lewis Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richard Lewis Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Richard Lewis Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Richard Lewis Way | Under investigation |
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