Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Holmes Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 101st highest 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 Holmes Drive (B45 9ED) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmes Drive (B45 9ED), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beacon View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Library Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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