Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Whetty Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whetty Lane (B45 9DR) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Marlbrook average (33.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whetty Lane (B45 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmes Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Whetty Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochford Close —
Sep 2025Public order Callowbrook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holmes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Public order New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callowbrook Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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