Crime Rate in Belbroughton & Romsley, ward

Belbroughton & Romsley has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 wards in Bromsgrove district and the 3646th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 354th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Belbroughton & Romsley in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Bromsgrove district average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Belbroughton & Romsley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 160.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Belbroughton & Romsley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.