Total Crime Rate

1669.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

487.6 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 1669.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 669.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 487.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 264.5 10/10
  • Other theft 157.0 10/10
  • Public order 132.2 10/10
  • Burglary 90.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 66.1 10/10
  • Robbery 66.1 10/10
  • Drugs 57.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • 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

Parkside area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Shirley West , and the 4th 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 Parkside (B90 3GH) in the last 12 months was 1669.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1559.0% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 487.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside (B90 3GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 179 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 Parkside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area 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 2026Robbery Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trinity Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richard Lewis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richard Lewis Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richard Lewis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richard Lewis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area 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
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Data Sources

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