Total Crime Rate

805.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

233.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 805.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 391.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 233.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.0 10/10
  • Public order 62.5 10/10
  • Robbery 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.3 10/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

New Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 2nd 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 New Road (B45 9JA) in the last 12 months was 805.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2337.0% higher than the Marlbrook average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 233.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (B45 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rubery Farm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leach Heath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beoley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lea Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dodford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Graham Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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