Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blackdown Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 191st highest 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 Blackdown Road (B93 9HP) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 132.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown Road (B93 9HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lodge Croft, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dell Farm Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Langfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lodge Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lodge Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Whitacre Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Dell Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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