Total Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stourbridge Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stourbridge Road (B61 0AR) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Lowes Hill average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 7 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stourbridge Road (B61 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Santridge Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lowes Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmoor Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perryfields Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Exmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Exmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrekin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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