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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B26: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B26 recorded 469 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.02 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 31.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 10.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring91.19 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment469 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 10.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

469
trending_down -2.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

91.19per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

743

Within B26 district

Solihull

58,461

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 27 Shoplifting: 21 Other theft: 2
27
Supermarket Map
total: 26 Shoplifting: 14 Robbery: 4
26
Shopping Area Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 3
19
Parking Area Map
total: 18 Other theft: 6 Public order: 3
18
Averill Road Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 12 Public order: 2
17
Concorde Road Map
total: 14 Drugs: 3 Other theft: 3
14
Old Damson Lane Map
total: 11 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
11
Conference/Exhibition Centre Map
total: 11 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Other theft: 2
11
Supermarket Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Greenvale Avenue Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Public order: 3
10

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
469 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
146
31.1%
Shoplifting
92
19.6%
Vehicle Crime
49
10.4%
Other Theft
33
7.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
31
6.6%
Public Order
30
6.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
24
5.1%
Robbery
15
3.2%
Burglary
12
2.6%
Weapons Possession
11
2.3%
Other Crime
9
1.9%
Theft from Person
8
1.7%
Drug Offences
7
1.5%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.4%

Crime Analysis: B26

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in B26 at 31.1%. Shoplifting (19.6%) and Vehicle Crime (10.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B26 has risen sharply — by 10.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B26 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +10.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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