Total Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heathcote Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 311th highest crime rate of 675 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 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the St Alphege average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathcote Avenue (B91 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Blackthorne Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathcote Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Blackthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sharmans Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sharmans Cross Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollyfield Avenue Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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