Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross
Middle areaSouth west Solihull. 7,490 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross at a rate of 251.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 534 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 523 |
| Other crime | 290 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 170 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 147 |
| Vehicle crime | 93 |
| Burglary | 58 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Theft from the person | 16 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross at a rate of 251.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across Solihull.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 183 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (534), violence and sexual offences (523) and other crime (290).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Solihull
These figures are published for the whole of Solihull, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Solihull and not Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross alone. See Solihull
Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross was £599,000 in 2025.
Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross had 6,900 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.