Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brook Fields Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Catshill South , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Fields Close (B60 1EP) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Catshill South average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brook Fields Close (B60 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golden Cross Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catkins Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Marlbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Braces Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Cross Lane | Under investigation |
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