Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Yarn Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yarn Close (B47 5HT) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarn Close (B47 5HT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Yarn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shawfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paddocks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shawhurst Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shawhurst Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flax Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pearmans Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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