Crime Rate in Rubery South, ward

Rubery South has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 wards in Bromsgrove district and the 3098th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 305th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rubery South in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Bromsgrove district average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rubery South’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rubery South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.