Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 63.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thirsk Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thirsk Way (B61 0RY) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirsk Way (B61 0RY), 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 Thirsk Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
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 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chepstow Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chepstow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Cross Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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