Total Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rea Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Marlbrook , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rea Avenue (B45 9SS) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Marlbrook average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rea Avenue (B45 9SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waseley Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barrington Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rea Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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