Total Crime Rate

144.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 94th highest crime rate of 671 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 New Road (B91 3DL) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the St Alphege average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 260.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (B91 3DL), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fazeley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fazeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guardian Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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