Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Hawthorn Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Meriden , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 671 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 Hawthorn Drive (CV7 7BF) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Meriden average (45.1 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Drive (CV7 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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