Edgbaston vs Solihull Rural

Edgbaston has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,980 crimes in the last 12 months. Solihull Rural has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 3,071 crimes. Edgbaston scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Edgbaston shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Solihull Rural shows -3.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Edgbaston, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,337 incidents). In Solihull Rural, it is Violent Crime (1,086 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Edgbaston recorded 209 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Solihull Rural recorded 147. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Edgbaston totalled 1,337 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,086 in Solihull Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Edgbaston recorded 4,167 crimes (now 3,980, a change of -4.5%). Solihull Rural recorded 3,191 crimes previously (now 3,071, -3.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Edgbaston has a resolution rate of 33.7% and Solihull Rural has 26.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Edgbaston falls within the West Midlands Police boundary. Solihull Rural is covered by West Midlands Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Edgbaston and Solihull Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.