Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 93 local areas in Blythe , and the 103rd 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 Highlands Road (B90 4NU) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 159.1% higher than the Blythe average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Road (B90 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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