Total Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knowle Wood Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 327th highest crime rate of 671 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 Knowle Wood Road (B93 8JP) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knowle Wood Road (B93 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Clyde Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 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 | Clyde Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clyde Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spring Coppice Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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