Total Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Falstaff Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 49th lowest 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 Falstaff Avenue (B47 5EP) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Falstaff Avenue (B47 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drakes Cross Parade, where police recorded 157 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.

Crime Over Time in Falstaff Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearmans Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shawfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft May Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Willows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Orchards —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shawhurst Croft —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flax Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falstaff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakes Cross Parade —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation

Data Sources

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