Crime Rate in Barnt Green & Hopwood, ward

Barnt Green & Hopwood has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 wards in Bromsgrove district and the 3303rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 316th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barnt Green & Hopwood in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Bromsgrove district average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barnt Green & Hopwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barnt Green & Hopwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.