Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birch Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 71st highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Road (B45 9DP) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.6% higher than the Marlbrook average (33.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Road (B45 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndon Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gannow Walk (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochford Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lyndon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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