Total Crime Rate
47.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heathcote Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 331st highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heathcote Avenue (B91 1QL) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heathcote Avenue (B91 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackthorne Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Solihull| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Danford Lane | Under investigation |
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