Total Crime Rate
102.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prior Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Avoncroft , and the 55th 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 Prior Avenue (B60 4NB) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 151.2% higher than the Avoncroft average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prior Avenue (B60 4NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wall'S Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prior Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Avoncroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloverdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenside | Under investigation |
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