Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 37th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 160th 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 Wharf Lane (B91 2UN) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Lane (B91 2UN), 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 Newfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Draycote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Laxton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bisbrook Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bisbrook Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bisbrook Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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