Total Crime Rate

211.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 211.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Other theft 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Avon Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Avoncroft , and the 15th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avon Close (B60 3PE) in the last 12 months was 211.5 per 1,000 residents and was 416.0% higher than the Avoncroft average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 371.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Close (B60 3PE), the main crime hotspot is near Lyttleton Grove. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyttleton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lyttleton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyttleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lyttleton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyttleton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyttleton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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