Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath
Middle areaSouth west Solihull. 13,693 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 17 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath at a rate of 52.0 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 | 278 |
| Other crime | 142 |
| Vehicle crime | 99 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 69 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath at a rate of 52.0 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, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (278), other crime (142) and vehicle crime (99).
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 Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath alone. See Solihull
Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath was £375,000 in 2025.
Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath had 12,134 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.