Total Crime Rate

226.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 226.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Other theft 43.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

School Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Elmdon , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 675 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 School Lane (B91 2QL) in the last 12 months was 226.0 per 1,000 residents and was 330.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (B91 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warmley Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shustoke Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Caldwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shustoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornyx Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Muswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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