Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Catherine Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aston Fields , and the 136th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Catherine Close (B60 3HU) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 9 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Catherine Close (B60 3HU), the main crime hotspot is near Lyttleton Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aston Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lyttleton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flavel Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hewell Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Humphrey Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Salwarpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lyttleton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherine Close | Under investigation |
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