Total Crime Rate

483.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 483.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 342.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Drakes Close area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 6th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drakes Close (B47 5JX) in the last 12 months was 483.2 per 1,000 residents and was 435.8% higher than the Drakes Cross average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drakes Close (B47 5JX), 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 Drakes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shawfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hadley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paddocks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Robbery Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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