Total Crime Rate

290.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 290.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.3 10/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

New Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bromsgrove Central , and the 10th 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 New Road (B60 2JL) in the last 12 months was 290.3 per 1,000 residents and was 281.2% higher than the Bromsgrove Central average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 189.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (B60 2JL), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windsor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnymead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windsor Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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