Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Housman Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aston Fields , and the 140th highest crime rate of 303 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 Housman Close (B60 3NF) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Housman Close (B60 3NF), the main crime hotspot is near Tibberton Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Housman Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Austin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morris Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mercia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Housman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tibberton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Housman Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Housman Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regal Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Francis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tibberton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4091 Under investigation

Data Sources

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