Total Crime Rate

455.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

282.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 455.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 282.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 236.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Other theft 32.8 10/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Rectory Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Alphege , and the 17th highest crime rate of 671 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 Rectory Gardens (B91 3RL) in the last 12 months was 455.7 per 1,000 residents and was 248.1% higher than the St Alphege average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 282.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Gardens (B91 3RL), the main crime hotspot is near The Square. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fazeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guardian Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fazeley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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