Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 33.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leach Heath Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 303 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 Leach Heath Lane (B45 9DE) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Marlbrook average (33.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leach Heath Lane (B45 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leach Heath Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Callowbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Graham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beacon View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leach Heath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dodford Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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