Total Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kettlebrook Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Blythe , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kettlebrook Road (B90 4YL) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% lower than the Blythe average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kettlebrook Road (B90 4YL), the main crime hotspot is near Farmhouse Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Longstone Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longstone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotheridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longstone Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Farmhouse Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Charlesworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longstone Close | Under investigation |
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