Total Crime Rate

641.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 641.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 315.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.4 10/10
  • Public order 49.3 10/10
  • Robbery 29.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Library Way area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 305 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 Library Way (B45 9JS) in the last 12 months was 641.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1821.1% higher than the Marlbrook average (33.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 184.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Library Way (B45 9JS), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Library Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochford Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callowbridge Road —
Sep 2025Public order Callowbrook Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callowbrook Lane —
Sep 2025Public order New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callowbridge Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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