Total Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wharf Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Elmdon , and the 315th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Lane (B91 2LE) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Elmdon average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Lane (B91 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wharf Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bisbrook Croft (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornyx Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bisbrook Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Draycote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bisbrook Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bisbrook Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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