Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dorchester Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 171st 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 Dorchester Road (B91 1LT) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the St Alphege average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (B91 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Dorchester Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winterbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B4025 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4025 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B4025 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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