Total Crime Rate

177.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Lawrence Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 68th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Lawrence Close (B93 0EU) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 395.7% higher than the Dorridge and Hockley Heath average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lawrence Close (B93 0EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lodge Croft, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Lawrence Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Lawrence Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Lawrence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lodge Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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