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Overview of Solihull crime rate

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Crime rating – medium.

Ranked 9th out of 25 for its crime rate among nearby boroughs and districts, Solihull reported 21,348 criminal incidents in 2023. With a population of 216,240, this translates to a crime rate of 98.72 incidents per 1,000 residents, marking a 3.93% decrease from the previous year.

The predominant crime categories in Solihull are Violence and sexual offences (34.9%), Vehicle crime (13.2%), Shoplifting (10.3%), with the less frequent categories including Possession of weapons (1.6%), Bicycle theft (0.8%), Theft from the person (0.6%).

Solihull is divided into 17 wards, among which Bickenhill (210.2), Chelmsley Wood (207.7), Kingshurst and Fordbridge (127.6) are noted for higher crime rates. Conversely, the safer wards include Meriden (Solihull) (63.8), Dorridge and Hockley Heath (54.0), Knowle (Solihull) (49.1).

Examining Postcode districts within or overlapping Solihull, the highest crime rates are observed in B40 (1768.2), B37 (165.5), B27 (154.7), while the safest are B94 (69.8), B93 (48.1), CV8 (45.8).

In Solihull, various crime types have shown differing trends. Anti-social behaviour increased by 2.09% in 2020 but then decreased by 3.42% in 2021 and 3.62% in 2022. Burglary rates rose by 1.68% in 2022, after a decrease of 2.29% in 2020. Other theft and Shoplifting saw increases in 2022 by 1.88% and 1.54% respectively, with shoplifting further increasing by 3.39% in 2023. Vehicle crime significantly increased by 3.36% in 2022. Public order offences increased by 1.72% in 2020 and 2.55% in 2021, but saw a decrease of 1.8% in 2023. Violence and sexual offences showed significant increases of 5.79% in 2020 and 9.4% in 2021, with a smaller increase of 1.91% in 2022, but decreased by 4.9% in 2023.

Solihull crime incidents by crime type

A total of 21348 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 7452 (34.9)%
Vehicle crime – 2814 (13.2)%
Shoplifting – 2200 (10.3)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1501 (7.0)%
Other theft – 1455 (6.8)%
Public order – 1437 (6.7)%
Burglary – 1415 (6.6)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1209 (5.7)%
Robbery – 448 (2.1)%
Other crime – 390 (1.8)%
Drugs – 386 (1.8)%
Possession of weapons – 346 (1.6)%
Bicycle theft – 161 (0.8)%
Theft from the person – 134 (0.6)%

How does Solihull compare against nearby areas ?

Solihull ranks 9th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Solihull wards

There are 17 wards within Solihull. Bickenhill, Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurst and Fordbridge has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 17 wards from high crime rate to low.