Total Crime Rate

327.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 327.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 163.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Widney Road area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 28th highest crime rate of 671 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 Widney Road (B93 9DX) in the last 12 months was 327.9 per 1,000 residents and was 817.9% 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 Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -59.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widney Road (B93 9DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodside Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Widney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollywell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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