Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 131.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 107.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Barley Mow Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 31st highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barley Mow Lane (B61 0LP) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% higher than the Catshill North average (68.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Mow Lane (B61 0LP), 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 Barley Mow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aintree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poets Court 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beehive Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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