Total Crime Rate

42.2 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 42.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Birmingham Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvechurch South , and the 150th highest crime rate of 305 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 Birmingham Road (B48 7TD) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Alvechurch South average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (B48 7TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Buckleys, 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 Birmingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookside Close
Sep 2025Other crime Tonyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tonyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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