Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 49.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Howard Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Lyndon , and the 316th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (B92 7LE) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Lyndon average (68.4 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 Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (B92 7LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malfield Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canal Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hanbury Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lincoln Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hanbury Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pierce Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shalford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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