Total Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waggoners Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Avoncroft , and the 37th lowest 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 Waggoners Close (B60 3QN) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Avoncroft average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waggoners Close (B60 3QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hastings Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Avoncroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Road | — |
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