Total Crime Rate

639.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 639.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 77.7 10/10
  • Other theft 67.7 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Robbery 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harwood Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 12th 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 Harwood Grove (B90 4AW) in the last 12 months was 639.1 per 1,000 residents and was 430.5% higher than the St Alphege average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 145.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwood Grove (B90 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harwood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chalford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stratford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stratford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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