Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 106.0 8/10
  • Other theft 39.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Forest Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Catshill South , and the 45th 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 Forest Close (B60 1JU) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 130.1% higher than the Catshill South average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Close (B60 1JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primrose Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Primrose Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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