Total Crime Rate

457.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 457.7 10/10
  • Other theft 157.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Avoncroft , and the 6th highest crime rate of 305 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 Mill Close (B60 3PF) in the last 12 months was 457.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1022.1% higher than the Avoncroft average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 409.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Close (B60 3PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avon Close, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyttleton Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hewell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lyttleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lyttleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flavel Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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