Total Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Dog Kennel Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 128th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dog Kennel Lane (B90 4JG) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the St Alphege average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dog Kennel Lane (B90 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Shepherds Green Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dog Kennel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shepherds Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Green Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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