Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beaudesert Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaudesert Close (B47 5DR) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaudesert Close (B47 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Shawfield. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaudesert Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawhurst Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pearmans Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flax Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shawfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shawhurst Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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