Total Crime Rate

195.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 133.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Packhorse Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 17th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Packhorse Lane (B38 0DN) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 116.7% higher than the Drakes Cross average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Packhorse Lane (B38 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Packhorse Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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