Total Crime Rate

131.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 131.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Victoria Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (B61 0DW) in the last 12 months was 131.6 per 1,000 residents and was 187.0% higher than the Lowes Hill average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (B61 0DW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour All Saints Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shenstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shenstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shenstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shenstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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