Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alcester Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 101st highest crime rate of 305 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 Alcester Road (B47 5HE) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road (B47 5HE), the main crime hotspot is near Drakes Cross Parade. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Alcester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Packhorse Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearmans Croft —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Willows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft May Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falstaff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Orchards —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakes Cross Parade —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Burford Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Packhorse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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