Total Crime Rate
233.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
146.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redfern Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Elmdon , and the 43rd 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 Redfern Close (B92 8SP) in the last 12 months was 233.7 per 1,000 residents and was 372.4% higher than the Elmdon average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redfern Close (B92 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near Redfern Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Solihull| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hob'S Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rodney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moordown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westcote Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Faulkner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hob'S Meadow | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Castle Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hob'S Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hob'S Meadow | Offender given a caution |
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