Total Crime Rate

184.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 184.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Arden Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bickenhill , and the 65th 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 Arden Close (CV7 7NS) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arden Close (CV7 7NS), 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 Arden Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alspath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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 Alspath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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