Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Main Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 128th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (CV7 7LP) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Bickenhill average (199.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (CV7 7LP), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Rise. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alspath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alspath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winspear Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winspear Close —
Apr 2026Public order Winspear Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfield Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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