Total Crime Rate

39.2 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 39.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southmead Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Catshill South , and the 143rd 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 Southmead Drive (B60 1JF) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Catshill South average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmead Drive (B60 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southmead Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Grosvenor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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