Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Close, Bromsgrove, B60 2RB

Shaftesbury Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aston Fields , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Close (B60 2RB) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Close (B60 2RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brierley Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.