Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

West View area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Catshill South , and the 75th highest crime rate of 303 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 West View (B60 1JB) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% higher than the Catshill South average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View (B60 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West View, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middle House Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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