Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

The Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 81st highest crime rate of 305 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 The Close (B47 5JA) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Close (B47 5JA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hadley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakes Cross Parade
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Willows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lime Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flax Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shawfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearmans Croft
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shawfield Under investigation

Data Sources

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