Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall
Middle areaSouth Solihull. 7,370 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 47 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 30% of people in Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall at a rate of 51.0 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 | 158 |
| Other crime | 67 |
| Vehicle crime | 61 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall at a rate of 51.0 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, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (158), other crime (67) and vehicle crime (61).
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 Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall alone. See Solihull
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall in brief
The median price paid for a home in Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall was £437,000 in 2025.
Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall had 7,343 usual residents at the census.
About 30% of people in Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Meriden, Hampton-in-Arden & Temple Balsall, 59.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.