Total Crime Rate

104.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 52.5 8/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sharmans Cross Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 144th highest crime rate of 675 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 Sharmans Cross Road (B91 1PH) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the St Alphege average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharmans Cross Road (B91 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackthorne Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ufton Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sharmans Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Birch Tree Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Blackthorne Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Blackthorne Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Blackthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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