Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dark Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 51st highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dark Lane (B47 5BS) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Drakes Cross average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dark Lane (B47 5BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollywood Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alcester Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dark Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollywood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodleaves Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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