Total Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aston Fields , and the 124th highest 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 New Road (B60 2JW) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Aston Fields average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Road (B60 2JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aston Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoney Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoney Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ednall Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
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