Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes
Middle areaCentral Solihull. 8,738 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 3% of people in Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes at a rate of 41.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 160 |
| Other crime | 76 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes at a rate of 41.9 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, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (160), other crime (76) and criminal damage and arson (48).
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 Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes alone. See Solihull
Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes in brief
The median price paid for a home in Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes was £330,000 in 2025.
Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes had 8,625 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-Barnes, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.