Total Crime Rate

544.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 544.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 362.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Batemans Lane area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 5th highest crime rate of 305 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 Batemans Lane (B47 6NG) in the last 12 months was 544.9 per 1,000 residents and was 505.8% higher than the Drakes Cross average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Batemans Lane (B47 6NG), the main crime hotspot is near Batemans Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Batemans Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silver Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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