Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodrow Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 61st highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodrow Lane (B61 0PL) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodrow Lane (B61 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Chepstow Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodrow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chepstow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chepstow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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