Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 59.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Hewell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Barnt Green & Hopwood , and the 34th 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 Hewell Road (B45 8NL) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.9% 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 Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewell Road (B45 8NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hewell Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butterwick Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hewell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Longlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Longlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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