Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oldfield Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 104th highest crime rate of 303 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 Oldfield Road (B61 8BB) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Lowes Hill average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Road (B61 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Arlingham Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Oldfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arlingham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arlingham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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