Crap Towns / Solihull / Crime

How much crime is there in Solihull?

The police recorded 81.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Solihull from September 2023 to August 2026, 7% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 25.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 85.7, up from 82.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	82.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	77.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	85.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	25.6	34.1
Shoplifting	19.7	7.1
Vehicle crime	8.7	3.8
Other theft	5.7	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	5.4	7.0
Public order	5.0	6.6
Burglary	5.0	3.1
Robbery	1.7	0.6
Drugs	1.3	2.4
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Birmingham	8.8 km	127
Oldbury	17.2 km	101
Smethwick	14.5 km	93.7
Solihull	–	81.9
Redditch	15.1 km	77.0
Coleshill	14.8 km	76.2
Studley	16.6 km	57.9
Hollywood	5.5 km	55.3
Catshill	17.2 km	47.4
Balsall Common	10.5 km	37.9
Knowle and Dorridge	5.5 km	36.6
The typical town	–	76.2