Crime in Solihull
Recorded crime in Solihull is 1.1 times the Solihull council average and 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 6%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Solihull: about 14,519 residents in 17 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.5/10Good
- 5-year change
- −6%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.1×the Solihull council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Solihull.
Crime over 5 years
Down 6% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Solihull, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the Solihull council average (1.1× the England and Wales average). 91 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 50% of the harm here
- Burglary: 19% of the harm here
- Robbery: 14% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 10 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Solihull (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Solihull council area, not only the town of Solihull. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 1,063 | 4.8 | Up 2% |
| Cars broken into | 766 | 3.5 | Down 16% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,239 | 5.6 | Up 25% |
| Burglary of homes | 606 | 2.7 | Up 13% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in B91
In B91, the postcode district at the centre of Solihull, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 744 | 6% | 8% | 69% | 14% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 550 | 21% | 8% | 34% | 36% | 1% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 214 | 1% | 0% | 8% | 91% | 0% |
| Public order | 169 | 6% | 5% | 60% | 27% | 2% |
| Burglary | 168 | 5% | 0% | 19% | 76% | 0% |
| Other theft | 160 | 5% | 1% | 30% | 62% | 2% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 151 | 3% | 3% | 38% | 56% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Solihull, 2023 to 2025: 251 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 62 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 5 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 25% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 2.4 |
| Burglary | 6.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 28.5 |
| Drugs | 2.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.1 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 6.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 1.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.2 |
| Public order | 6.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.1 |
| Shoplifting | 16.2 |
Postcode districts in Solihull
Nearby towns
Council: Solihull
Questions about crime in Solihull
- Is Solihull a safe place to live?
- Solihull scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the Solihull council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Solihull?
- Down 6% over 5 years, from 1,659 recorded crimes a year to 1,555.
- What is the most common crime in Solihull?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 28 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Solihull compare with Solihull council?
- Crime severity in Solihull is 1.1 times the Solihull council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Solihull?
- In B91, the postcode district at the centre of Solihull, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 39% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Solihull?
- Of 168 burglaries reported in B91, the postcode district at the centre of Solihull between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 76% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Solihull?
- In the Solihull council area, the police recorded 1,063 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 4.8 per 1,000 residents, up 2% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Solihull?
- 1,239 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Solihull council area, 5.6 per 1,000 residents, 1.2 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Solihull last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Solihull council area, against 1 the year before.