Total Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairford Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Olton , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairford Close (B91 1JF) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Olton average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairford Close (B91 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clairvaux Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashwell Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Solihull| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwardian Close | Under investigation |
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