Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakland Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakland Close (B91 2QB) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the Bickenhill average (190.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 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 ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakland Close (B91 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinfold Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechnut Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bickenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beechnut Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pinfold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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