Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kents Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Elmdon , and the 276th highest 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 Kents Close (B92 7QH) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Elmdon average (52.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kents Close (B92 7QH), the main crime hotspot is near Coniston Avenue. Police recorded 20 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 Kents Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coniston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woodhall Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyndon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coniston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Butler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Fields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent'S Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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