Total Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Vernon Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 108th 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 Mount Vernon Drive (B61 0BF) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Lowes Hill average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Vernon Drive (B61 0BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perryfields Crescent (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 | Violence and sexual offences | Exmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmoor Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perryfields Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrekin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Exmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Orchard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Exmoor Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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