Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Druids Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 106th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Druids Lane (B14 5SL) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Druids Lane (B14 5SL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Drakes Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Idmiston Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Allwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Allwell Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Myrtle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crabmill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allwell Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baverstock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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