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
  • Shoplifting 30.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Besford Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Blythe , and the 127th 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 Besford Grove (B90 4YU) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% higher than the Blythe average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Besford Grove (B90 4YU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Besford Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Horton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farmhouse Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charlesworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstone Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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