Total Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oak Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 136th highest crime rate of 303 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 Oak Road (B61 0LS) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oak Road (B61 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chepstow Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromsgrove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chepstow Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chepstow Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aintree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aintree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birmingham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chepstow Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Way | Under investigation |
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