Total Crime Rate

188.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 188.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.0 7/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Highlands Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 61st highest crime rate of 671 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 Highlands Road (B90 4NL) in the last 12 months was 188.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the St Alphege average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Road (B90 4NL), the main crime hotspot is near Radway Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Radway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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