Total Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.5 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 188.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aston Fields , and the 20th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (B60 2LX) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 197.9% higher than the Aston Fields average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 120.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (B60 2LX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorsom Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Godwald'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragoon Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragoon Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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