Total Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Road 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 New Road (B45 9HU) 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 New Road (B45 9HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndon Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapelfield Mews (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Marlbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rochford Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rochford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lyndon Road | Under investigation |
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