Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princethorpe Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Catshill South , and the 129th 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 Princethorpe Street (B61 0FH) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princethorpe Street (B61 0FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exmoor Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mounts Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Catshill South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrekin Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Swallows Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | — |
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