Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Witley Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Blythe , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witley Avenue (B91 3JD) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Blythe average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witley Avenue (B91 3JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillfield Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Witley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelthorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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