Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 145.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Links Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Elmdon , and the 91st highest crime rate of 671 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 Links Drive (B91 2DH) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 194.8% higher than the Elmdon average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Drive (B91 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndown Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Links Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ferndown Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

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