Total Crime Rate
123.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Memorial Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Blythe , and the 118th 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 Memorial Close (B90 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 119.4% higher than the Blythe average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Memorial Close (B90 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blythe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Dairy Farm Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Dairy Farm Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Dairy Farm Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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