Total Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Danford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 113th highest 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 Danford Road (B47 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Danford Road (B47 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drakes Cross Parade, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shawfield (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Drakes Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | May Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Paddocks Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Drakes Cross Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drakes Cross Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drakes Cross Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drakes Cross Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drakes Cross Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drakes Cross Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shawfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hadley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pearmans Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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