Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fox Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Aston Fields , and the 135th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Lane (B61 7NG) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Aston Fields average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Lane (B61 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Tibberton Court. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Villiers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villiers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villiers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regal Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Austin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dovecote Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tibberton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tibberton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tibberton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Breakback Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carnoustie Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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