Total Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hamilton Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Catshill South , and the 147th 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 Hamilton Close (B60 1NG) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hamilton Close (B60 1NG), 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.
View Crime In Catshill South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamilton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hillside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillside Drive | Under investigation |
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