Total Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alveston Grove area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Dorridge and Hockley Heath , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alveston Grove (B93 9NT) in the last 12 months was 14.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alveston Grove (B93 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Copt Heath Croft, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langfield Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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 | Burglary | Whitacre Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chantry Heath Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chantry Heath Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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