Total Crime Rate
151.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broom Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Castle Bromwich , and the 86th highest crime rate of 671 local areas in Solihull .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broom Close (B36 0LL) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher than the Castle Bromwich average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broom Close (B36 0LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taw Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle Bromwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Laburnum Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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