Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Rye Croft area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 125th lowest 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 Rye Croft (B47 5HU) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.0 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rye Croft (B47 5HU), the main crime hotspot is near Shawfield. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Drakes Cross

Crime Over Time in Rye Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lime Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shawfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falstaff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearmans Croft —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flax Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Willows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hadley Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑