Total Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Alcester Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alcester Road (B47 6JG) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Alcester Road (B47 6JG), the main crime hotspot is near Drakes Cross Parade. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alcester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakes Cross Parade —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hadley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drakes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drakes Cross Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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