Total Crime Rate

1464.0 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 1464.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 695.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 269.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.7 10/10
  • Other theft 73.9 10/10
  • Public order 72.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 49.9 10/10
  • Burglary 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
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

Mell Square area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 4th 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 Mell Square (B91 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 1464.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1115.1% higher than the St Alphege average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 376 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 73.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 205 (≈ 378.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mell Square (B91 3AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mell Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Touchwood Hall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Touchwood Hall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Touchwood Hall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Touchwood Hall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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