Total Crime Rate

159.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Milton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (B61 0NA) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 114.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (B61 0NA), the main crime hotspot is near Poets Court. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Golden Cross Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Golden Cross Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Golden Cross Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poets Court —
Sep 2025Public order Poets Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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