Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 79.2 7/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gorcott Hill area has the 17th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Blythe , and the 207th highest crime rate of 676 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 Gorcott Hill (B98 9EU) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Blythe average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Gorcott Hill area

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Data Sources

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