Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Golden Cross Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 46th highest crime rate of 305 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 Golden Cross Lane (B61 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Catshill North average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Cross Lane (B61 0LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chepstow Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Cross Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barley Mow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Four Oaks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Four Oaks Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golden Cross Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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