Total Crime Rate
379.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
173.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burcot Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bromsgrove Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burcot Lane (B60 1AF) in the last 12 months was 379.8 per 1,000 residents and was 398.8% higher than the Bromsgrove Central average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 173.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burcot Lane (B60 1AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shenstone Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slideslow Drive (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromsgrove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burcot Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shenstone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shenstone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Slideslow Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burcot Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burcot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechcroft Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beechcroft Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechcroft Drive | Under investigation |
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