Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Austin Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aston Fields , and the 114th 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 Austin Road (B60 3NA) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Austin Road (B60 3NA), the main crime hotspot is near Tibberton Court. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 31 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Tibberton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tibberton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Austin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tibberton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Villiers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Villiers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Breakback Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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