Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dark Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 305 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 Dark Lane (B47 5BU) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dark Lane (B47 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Love Lane, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baccabox Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dark Lane area

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Data Sources

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