Total Crime Rate
165.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodrow Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 24th 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 Woodrow Lane (B61 0PP) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodrow Lane (B61 0PP), 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.
View Crime In Bromsgrove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aintree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beehive Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kempton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kempton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aintree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mayfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poets Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempton Court | Under investigation |
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