Total Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 13.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ash Furlong Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Meriden , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Furlong Close (CV7 7QA) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Meriden average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Furlong Close (CV7 7QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfurlong Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Furlong Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Welby Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welby Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashfurlong Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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