Total Crime Rate

277.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 277.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 73.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bittell Farm Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvechurch South , and the 12th highest crime rate of 305 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 Bittell Farm Road (B45 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 321.6% higher than the Alvechurch South average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bittell Farm Road (B45 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bittell Farm Road. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bittell Farm Road area

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Data Sources

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