Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.9 7/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alcester Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvechurch South , and the 68th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alcester Road (B48 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher than the Alvechurch South average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road (B48 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 3 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

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Data Sources

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