Postcode · Solihull
Crime in B90 8AE
How much crime is recorded in B90 8AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,943 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
B90 8AESolihull
How safe is B90 8AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B90 8AE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
B90 8AENational
Burglary23.09.1
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Other theft4.84.5
Shoplifting3.78.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.