How does Solihull's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?

Solihull ranks 139 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 139.7 per 1,000 is 6% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.

What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Solihull?

Solihull scores 92/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.

What is the violence against the person rate in Solihull?

Police recorded 46.0 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Solihull in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.

What is the theft offence rate in Solihull?

There were 58.3 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Solihull in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.

Which police force covers Solihull?

Solihull falls within the West Midlands police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by West Midlands at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.

Where does this Solihull crime data come from?

These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Recorded crime rate in Solihull

West Midlands · Community Safety Partnership · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)

What is the recorded crime rate in Solihull and how does it compare with other areas?

Solihull (West Midlands) recorded 139.7 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) — 6% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000, ranking 139 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships. Gera Local Crime Index: 92/100. Source: Home Office CSP open data, published 23 April 2026.

Proprietary metric:Gera Local Crime Index·As of financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) · updated annually (last: 23 April 2026)

92/ 100

Gera Local Crime Index — Solihull

Rank 139 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships · 139.7 offences / 1,000 residents

6% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 / 1,000

These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending. They do not measure how “dangerous” a place is and imply nothing about its residents.

Recorded crime / 1,000: 139.7
Total recorded offences: 30,691
vs CSP average: -6%
Gera Local Crime Index: 92 /100
National rank: #139 of 310
Population (ONS 2023): 220k

Offence breakdown — Solihull

Rate per 1,000 residents, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025).

Recorded crime offence breakdown for Solihull, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)
Offence group	Rate / 1,000
Violence against the person	46.0
Theft offences	58.3
Criminal damage and arson	11.5
Public order offences	8.5
Drug offences	3.2
Robbery	2.3

Note: fraud is recorded centrally (not by area) and is excluded from all figures. Sexual offences and miscellaneous crimes against society are included in the total but not shown individually to preserve data sensitivity.

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Showing top 7 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0

Area (CSP)	Police force	Total / 1,000	Rank
Birmingham	West Midlands	204.3	27
Wolverhampton	West Midlands	172.9	68
Sandwell	West Midlands	169.8	76
Walsall	West Midlands	166.8	81
Coventry	West Midlands	166.5	82
Solihull(this page)	West Midlands	139.7	139
Dudley	West Midlands	133.7	152

Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.

Solihull crime — frequently asked questions

What is the recorded crime rate in Solihull?: Solihull recorded 139.7 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (30,691 recorded offences across a population of 219,710), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics at Community Safety Partnership level.
How does Solihull's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?: Solihull ranks 139 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 139.7 per 1,000 is 6% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.
What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Solihull?: Solihull scores 92/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
What is the violence against the person rate in Solihull?: Police recorded 46.0 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Solihull in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.
What is the theft offence rate in Solihull?: There were 58.3 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Solihull in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.
Which police force covers Solihull?: Solihull falls within the West Midlands police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by West Midlands at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.
Where does this Solihull crime data come from?: These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Reference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.