Total Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Haven area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Barnt Green & Hopwood , and the 147th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Haven (B45 8GA) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Barnt Green & Hopwood average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 225.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Haven (B45 8GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shepley Meadow, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgewood Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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