Total Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fairey Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Barnt Green & Hopwood , and the 106th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairey Street (B45 8GU) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairey Street (B45 8GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flight Shed Way, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurricane Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fairey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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