Total Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadfern Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadfern Road (B93 9DD) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Broadfern Road (B93 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Langfield Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Knowle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Copt Heath Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Langfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Langfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Minster Close | Under investigation |
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