Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rea 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.
View Crime In Rubery North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Madley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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