Crime Rate in Lickey Hills, ward

Lickey Hills has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 wards in Bromsgrove district and the 529th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 34th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lickey Hills in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Bromsgrove district average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lickey Hills’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lickey Hills ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Linthurst Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.