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Crime in Solihull by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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5,101crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+7%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Bentley Heathlowest rate26.8 per 1,000 a year
84.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Dorridge (-3%), Coleshill Heath (0%) and Kingshurst (1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Coleshill HeathB37 · 12,774 residents 172.50%violence
2Marston GreenB37 · 59,059 residents 152.9▲ 12%violence
3Chelmsley WoodB37 · 49,822 residents 148.7▲ 7%violence
4Elmdon HeathB91 · 26,897 residents 132.4▲ 7%violence
5Castle BromwichB36 · 16,316 residents 123.1▲ 20%violence
6Smith's WoodB36 · 16,146 residents 117.7▲ 14%violence
7KingshurstB37 · 21,210 residents 113.7▲ 1%violence
8OltonB92 · 82,567 residents 112.1▲ 4%violence
9Ulverley GreenB92 · 65,186 residents 107.5▲ 5%violence
10Kineton GreenB92 · 75,817 residents 101▲ 7%violence
11Haslucks GreenB90 · 64,164 residents 92.5▲ 11%violence
12SolihullB91 · 38,325 residents 91.4▲ 3%violence
13MeridenCV7 · 1,806 residents 84.2▲ 19%violence
14BlossomfieldB91 · 13,819 residents 83.7▲ 2%shoplifting
15Solihull LodgeB90 · 17,569 residents 82▲ 32%violence
16ShirleyB90 · 68,613 residents 81.6▲ 11%violence
17Cheswick GreenB90 · 3,398 residents 80▲ 13%violence
18Dickens HeathB90 · 7,107 residents 56.8▲ 60%violence
19Hockley HeathB94 · 1,629 residents 56.5▲ 5%violence
20KnowleB93 · 14,824 residents 46.4▲ 8%violence
21DorridgeB93 · 16,092 residents 46▼ 3%violence
22MonkspathB90 · 6,851 residents 43.2▼ 4%violence
23Balsall CommonCV7 · 8,265 residents 42.6▼ 5%violence
24Hampton-in-ArdenB92 · 2,169 residents 33.2▼ 5%violence
25Sharmans CrossB91 · 14,634 residents 30.6▲ 12%violence
26Bentley HeathB93 · 9,706 residents 26.8▲ 7%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Solihull have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Bentley Heath, Sharmans Cross, Hampton-in-Arden, Balsall Common and Monkspath.

Which areas of Solihull have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Coleshill Heath, Marston Green, Chelmsley Wood, Elmdon Heath and Castle Bromwich.

Is crime going up or down in Solihull?

Across Solihull, 5,101 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.