Total Crime Rate

112.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Oldfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oldfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perryfields Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perryfields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakeney Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arlingham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlingham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Pear Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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