Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowesley Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aston Fields , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 305 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 Knowesley Close (B60 2RG) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowesley Close (B60 2RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowesley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fordhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alder Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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