Total Crime Rate
112.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oldfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oldfield Road (B61 8BA) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 144.9% higher than the Lowes Hill average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oldfield Road (B61 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arlingham Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lowes Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Perryfields Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Perryfields Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakeney Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King George Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arlingham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlingham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Red Pear Drive | Under investigation |
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