Total Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 27.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wythwood Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 303 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 Wythwood Road (B47 5QL) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wythwood Road (B47 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wythwood Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wythwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Birch Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truemans Heath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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