Total Crime Rate

593.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 593.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 409.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Public order 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Arden Buildings area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 14th highest crime rate of 675 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 Arden Buildings (B93 8HH) in the last 12 months was 593.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1305.6% higher than the Dorridge and Hockley Heath average (42.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 681.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arden Buildings (B93 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Road. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arden Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fennis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copstone Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Forest Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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