Total Crime Rate
409.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
194.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Bridle Path 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 The Bridle Path (B90 3PP) 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 The Bridle Path (B90 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Hill Way (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shirley East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pitmaston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Overton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Hill Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pitmaston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solihull Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Solihull Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Streetsbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Green Hill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pitmaston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hazelville Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildmoor Road | Under investigation |
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