Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Bear Hill Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvechurch South , and the 153rd lowest 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 Bear Hill Drive (B48 7RG) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Alvechurch South average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bear Hill Drive (B48 7RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tonyn Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bear Hill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookside Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tonyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Tonyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Laurence Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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