Car theft and vehicle crime in Solihull
Between October 2025 and September 2026, West Midlands Police logged 134 vehicle offences inside a one-mile radius of Solihull. The most recent quarter brought 36 offences, 10% fewer than the 40 in the quarter before it.
Solihull month by month
Counts ranged from 5 in November 2025 up to 18 in April 2026. The later six months were 31% higher than the first six. Average: 11.2 a month.
| Month | Offences | vs 12-month average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 9 | -2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5 | -6 |
| Dec 2025 | 17 | +6 |
| Jan 2026 | 6 | -5 |
| Feb 2026 | 9 | -2 |
| Mar 2026 | 12 | +1 |
| Apr 2026 | 18 | +7 |
| May 2026 | 13 | +2 |
| Jun 2026 | 9 | -2 |
| Jul 2026 | 15 | +4 |
| Aug 2026 | 11 | -0 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | -1 |
How Solihull compares
Ranked against 83 other towns, Solihull comes 72. Its 11 offences a month are around 52% below the typical town in our set, next to 116 for Cardiff.
Over the latest three months the one-mile circle around Solihull averaged 12 vehicle offences a month. Roughly 25% of sampled British postcodes recorded more than central Solihull. Our benchmark is 400 random postcodes from England, Scotland and Wales, counted with the same one-mile method over Jul 2026, Aug 2026, Sep 2026. Test your own street with the free theft risk checker.
Within the West Midlands Police area, Solihull ranks 7 of the 7 centres we track at 11 offences a month. The others: Birmingham (115), Walsall (51), Coventry (45), Wolverhampton (38), West Bromwich (34), Dudley (31).
Towns nearest to Solihull
- Birmingham (7 miles away): 115 a month, 928% more than Solihull
- Coventry (11 miles away): 45 a month, 300% more than Solihull
- West Bromwich (12 miles away): 34 a month, 204% more than Solihull
Where in Solihull offences were recorded
Just five locations make up 31% of the 134 offences recorded around Solihull.
- On or near Parking Area: 14
- On or near Station Road: 12
- On or near Shopping Area: 7
- On or near Princes Gate: 5
- On or near Winterbourne Road: 4
What happened to Solihull cases
The most common recorded outcome near Solihull was "investigation complete; no suspect identified" (114 cases).
| Outcome | Offences | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 114 | 85% |
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 8 | 6% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 6 | 4% |
| Under investigation | 5 | 4% |
| Status update unavailable | 1 | 1% |
What this means if you park near Solihull
At about 11 offences a month, Solihull is quieter than a big-city centre, but one theft still costs the full value of the vehicle. Watch April in particular: it produced the highest count locally.
For a car kept near Solihull, layering helps: an immobiliser to stop the engine starting, and a certified tracker for recovery if it goes anyway. See installation options.
Solihull car theft questions
How much car crime is there in Solihull?
Police recorded 134 vehicle offences within about a mile of central Solihull in the 12 months to September 2026, an average of 11 a month. That ranks 72 of 84 towns on our list, among the lower end.
When was vehicle crime worst in Solihull?
The worst month was April 2026 (18). The quietest was November 2025 (5), and September 2026 came in at 10.
Are car thieves caught in Solihull?
Rarely. 85% of the Solihull cases (114 of 134) ended with no suspect identified, while 6 showed a court or charge outcome. Stopping the theft, or recovering the car fast, is the realistic defence.
Does this cover stolen cars only in Solihull?
The Solihull total of 134 includes thefts of vehicles, thefts from them and interference: police.uk does not split these at street level, so treat it as all car crime rather than stolen cars only.
Source: police.uk, centred on 52.4128, -1.7782, retrieved 2026-11-06. Method and limits.