Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 114.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Solway Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 255th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

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 Solway Close (WS10 0SU) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% higher than the Friar Park average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solway Close (WS10 0SU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Solway Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Solway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Solway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pemberton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bromfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Remembrance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tame Avenue —
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Data Sources

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