Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindford Way area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 128th lowest 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 Lindford Way (B38 0BD) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindford Way (B38 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Broadmeadow Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elkstone Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elkstone Covert Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbinger Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadmeadow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ogbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ogbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ogbury Close —
Sep 2025Public order Dove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elkstone Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elkstone Covert Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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