Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Catkins Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Catshill North , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Catkins Close (B61 0TT) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Catshill North average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catkins Close (B61 0TT), the main crime hotspot is near Chepstow Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Catkins Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Four Oaks Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golden Cross Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birmingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barley Mow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Four Oaks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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