Total Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 675 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 Mill Lane (B93 8NN) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Lane (B93 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifford Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dorridge and Hockley Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poplar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copstone Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Widney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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