Total Crime Rate
63.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haydock Road 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 Haydock Road (B61 0SA) 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 Haydock Road (B61 0SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chepstow Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catkins Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromsgrove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chepstow Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ascot Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chepstow Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Cross Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodrow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chepstow Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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