Total Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westminster Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bromsgrove Central , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 303 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 Westminster Close (B61 7PP) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% lower than the Bromsgrove Central average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westminster Close (B61 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carnoustie Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Martin Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bromsgrove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckfast Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnoustie Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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