Total Crime Rate

225.9 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 225.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Monument Lane area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Barnt Green & Hopwood , and the 15th 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 Monument Lane (B45 9QH) in the last 12 months was 225.9 per 1,000 residents and was 287.8% higher than the Barnt Green & Hopwood average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 316.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monument Lane (B45 9QH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Monument Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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