Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ash Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Drive (B61 0LF) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Catshill North average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Drive (B61 0LF), the main crime hotspot is near Poets Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beehive Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poets Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Forge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aintree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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