Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hermitage Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Elmdon , and the 166th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermitage Road (B91 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Road (B91 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Solihull Bypass, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lighthorne Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Newfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Solihull Bypass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keresley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Caldwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Solihull Bypass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Solihull Bypass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Solihull Bypass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lighthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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