What is the crime rate in solihull?

As of March 2026, solihull has an annual crime rate of 75.07 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,600 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does solihull rank nationally for crime?

solihull ranks #93 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in solihull?

The most common crime type in solihull is Violence & Sexual Offences with 552 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 34.5% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: West Midlands Police Police

solihull Crime Intelligence Report

solihull recorded 1,600 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.98 per 1,000 residents. This places solihull at #93 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 12.8% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 1.8% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,600

trending_up +12.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

75.07per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#158of 330

Ranked by annual rate

West Midlands

#2rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 54	54
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 36	36
On or near Oxhill Road Map	Shoplifting: 30	30
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 22	22
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 20	20
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10 Public order: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 4	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 18 Theft from the person: 1	18
On or near Chelmsley Circle Map	Criminal damage and arson: 16 Other crime: 2	16
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 17	17
On or near Nightclub Map	Anti-social behaviour: 8 Public order: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 3	8

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,600 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

552

34.5%

Shoplifting

249

15.6%

Vehicle Crime

173

10.8%

Criminal Damage & Arson

149

9.3%

Public Order

102

6.4%

Other Theft

5.7%

Anti-social Behaviour

4.4%

Burglary

4.1%

Drug Offences

3.2%

Weapons Possession

2.0%

Robbery

1.9%

Other Crime

1.4%

Theft from Person

0.4%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

2,866

Total Stops

16.9%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,433

Offensive weapons

717

Stolen goods

337

Article for use in theft

291

Firearms

Articles for use in criminal damage

Fireworks

Psychoactive substances

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,780

Arrest485

Community resolution337

Not recorded209

Khat or Cannabis warning20

Penalty Notice for Disorder19

Summons / charged by post10

Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male2,262

Female217

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

52.0%

White

27.5%

Asian

19.1%

Black

1.4%

Other

Stop & search data published by West Midlands Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

17 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Chelmsley Wood	193	154.8
2	Kingshurst and Fordbridge	157	104.4
3	Bickenhill	193	95.2
4	Shirley West	123	92.4
5	Smith's Wood	100	83.8

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Elmdon	52	2.3
shield	Knowle	26	2.3
shield	Dorridge and Hockley Heath	40	3.6
shield	Silhill	54	4.0
shield	Meriden	65	5.0

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +12.8%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.8%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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