Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.9 5/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Elms Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Avoncroft , and the 117th 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 High Elms Lane (B60 4JA) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Avoncroft average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Elms Lane (B60 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Bentley Lane. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Elms Lane area

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Data Sources

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