Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Solway Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Friar Park , and the 157th highest crime rate of 954 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 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% higher than the Friar Park average (82.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solway Close (WS10 0SU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Solway Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Remembrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Solway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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