Total Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

May Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 126th 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 May Lane (B47 5NX) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Lane (B47 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Packhorse Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shawhurst Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in May Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Packhorse Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falstaff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shawhurst Croft —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearmans Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Orchards —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft May Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Packhorse Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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