Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birmingham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Catshill South , and the 80th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Road (B61 0EW) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% higher than the Catshill South average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (B61 0EW), the main crime hotspot is near Swallows Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burcot Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burcot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakland Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burcot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burcot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burcot Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swallows Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burcot Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norton Way —
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Data Sources

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