Total Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bourton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Olton , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 675 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 Bourton Road (B92 8AX) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Olton average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bourton Road (B92 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melford Hall Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsham Court Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Olton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marsham Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marsham Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marsham Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marsham Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Melford Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heaton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Westbourne Road | Under investigation |
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