Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elm Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Catshill South , and the 137th highest 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 Elm Grove (B61 0DX) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower than the Catshill South average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 5 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Grove (B61 0DX), the main crime hotspot is near Santridge Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Catshill South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrekin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exmoor Drive | — |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Barnsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barnsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Place | Under investigation |
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