Total Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 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 165.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 22.1 7/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodrow Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aintree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beehive Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Forge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poets Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempton Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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