Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Steel Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aston Fields , and the 142nd 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 Steel Close (B60 3GQ) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Aston Fields average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Steel Close (B60 3GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Isidore Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Design Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromsgrove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Isidore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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