Total Crime Rate
569.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bromsgrove Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (B61 8DN) in the last 12 months was 569.7 per 1,000 residents and was 579.0% higher than the Bromsgrove Central average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (B61 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bromsgrove Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Strand | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ednall Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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