Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Tree Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvechurch South , and the 145th highest 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 Oak Tree Close (B48 7PY) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Alvechurch South average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Tree Close (B48 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Buckleys, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tonyn Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oak Tree Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Buckleys Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Buckleys Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tonyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birmingham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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