Total Crime Rate
141.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gunner Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 28th highest crime rate of 303 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 Gunner Lane (B45 9EP) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 327.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gunner Lane (B45 9EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndon Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rubery South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
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