Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 76th 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 8BD) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% higher than the Lowes Hill average (50.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Road (B61 8BD), 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oldfield Road 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

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