Solihull

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Solihull.

Population: 217,487
People in Employment: 93,685 (72.7%)
People Inactive: 29,790 (23.1%)
People Unemployed: 5,430 (4.2%)
Number Of Jobs: 71k
Median Salary: £31,534
Mean Salary: £39,183

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Solihull. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Solihull for 2024

Solihulls most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 8,559 crimes and in 2022 there were 9,637 crimes. Which is an decrease of 1,078 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	8,777	1,180	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	3,094	429	Getting Better
Shoplifting	2,067	349	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,110	273	Getting Better
Other theft	1,827	263	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,709	234	Getting Better
Public order	1,881	227	Getting Better
Burglary	1,700	177	Getting Better
Robbery	446	83	Getting Better
Drugs	429	69	Getting Better
Other crime	385	58	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	379	55	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	215	44	Getting Better
Theft from the person	167	21	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Solihull

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Chelmsley Wood has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Solihull, with 2976 crimes and 224 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Silhill has 613 crimes and 49 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Chelmsley Wood	495	37
Bickenhill	482	38
St Alphege	275	20
Kingshurst and Fordbridge	272	20
Smith's Wood	237	18
Shirley West	213	17
Blythe	192	13
Lyndon	179	13
Elmdon	165	13
Castle Bromwich	142	13
Shirley East	126	10
Shirley South	103	10
Dorridge and Hockley Heath	100	9
Olton	100	8
Silhill	90	7
Meriden	58	5
Knowle	29	3

Crime map for Solihull

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Solihull

The average property price in Solihull is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Solihull is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Solihull could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£593,809.65	£347,341.13	£257,658.42	£182,151.54
2022	£571,535.56	£335,589.26	£249,814.32	£176,175.73
2021	£526,079.54	£309,920.32	£232,127.80	£169,288.41
2020	£483,637.21	£288,131.16	£214,902.88	£162,175.09
2019	£478,475.89	£285,414.40	£212,873.57	£164,553.38
2018	£472,680.38	£281,324.92	£210,095.81	£164,303.58
2017	£450,735.35	£267,527.46	£199,967.35	£160,389.01
2016	£425,203.16	£252,405.84	£189,621.46	£149,650.39
2015	£397,194.31	£234,936.83	£177,086.28	£139,992.44
2014	£371,279.64	£219,605.66	£165,799.31	£131,686.21
2013	£343,277.87	£200,450.30	£151,128.12	£121,227.03
2012	£337,402.61	£197,323.19	£148,921.45	£121,030.83
2011	£339,477.67	£195,565.39	£146,605.16	£121,083.58
2010	£344,355.59	£201,120.67	£151,522.79	£125,540.36

Property prices over time for Solihull

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Solihull

The median salary in Solihull is £31,534 and the mean salary in Solihull is £39,183.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 71k
Median Salary: £31,534
Annual Percentage Change: 3.8%
Mean Salary: £39,183

Salary comparison between Solihull and West Midlands

See how Solihull compares to the rest of West Midlands . Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in West Midlands is £31,534 in Solihull and the lowest median salary is £0 in Wychavon. Solihull ranks 0 out of 30 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Stratford-on-Avon	50k	£31,528	16.7%	£36,940	4.5%
Rugby	49k	£31,514	9.4%	£34,326	8.8%
North Warwickshire	22k	£30,998	13.8%	£33,797	4.5%
Lichfield	40k	£30,556	6.4%	£36,651	6.9%
Warwick	60k	£29,940	-0.2%	£38,938	2.6%
Stafford	50k	£29,730	13.3%	£34,630	14.7%
Bromsgrove	39k	£28,714	-2.4%	£35,260	2.8%
South Staffordshire	37k	£28,260	1.7%	£31,128	5.5%
Worcester	42k	£27,820	5.8%	£33,375	10.7%
Coventry	104k	£27,766	7.9%	£31,736	7.8%
Staffordshire Moorlands	35k	£27,177	4.9%	£30,603	6.5%
Tamworth	27k	£26,902	11.5%	£28,616	7.4%
Malvern Hills	24k	£26,626	2.3%	£32,046	5.1%
East Staffordshire	45k	£26,521	11.5%	£30,847	15.0%
Wolverhampton	75k	£26,410	8.8%	£32,641	20.0%
Telford and Wrekin UA	69k	£26,337	12.8%	£28,687	13.4%
Wyre Forest	36k	£26,221	6.1%	£29,622	5.3%
Shropshire UA	118k	£26,221	10.4%	£31,078	10.6%
Nuneaton and Bedworth	57k	£26,045	4.1%	£28,759	5.8%
Dudley	100k	£26,006	1.7%	£29,416	3.9%
Birmingham	260k	£25,495	5.0%	£29,949	6.6%
Newcastle-under-Lyme	45k	£25,167	3.6%	£27,028	3.9%
Cannock Chase	37k	£24,736	-4.6%	£26,699	-1.4%
Stoke-on-Trent UA	93k	£24,439	7.3%	£26,267	3.0%
Redditch	33k	£24,307	1.0%	£30,488	8.2%
Walsall	82k	£23,914	3.9%	£26,154	-2.3%
Sandwell	108k	£23,746	3.9%	£27,980	11.2%
Herefordshire UA	69k	£23,659	7.1%	£27,391	5.2%
Wychavon	45k	£0	0.0%	£28,816	4.3%