Total Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackdown Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 226th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackdown Road (B93 9HP) in the last 12 months was 72.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown Road (B93 9HP), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holbeche Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lodge Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blackdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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