Total Crime Rate

106.9 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 106.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Providence Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 48th highest crime rate of 305 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 Providence Road (B61 8EL) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 133.1% higher than the Lowes Hill average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Providence Road (B61 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canberra Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conifer Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Providence Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crabtree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crabtree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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