Crime Rate in Sanders Park, ward

Sanders Park has the highest crime rate of 30 wards in Bromsgrove district and the 2088th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 205th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sanders Park in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher than the Bromsgrove district average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sanders Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 180 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 228 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sanders Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.