Total Crime Rate

212.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 212.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Public order 67.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Broad Street area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 14th highest crime rate of 303 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 Broad Street (B61 8LL) in the last 12 months was 212.6 per 1,000 residents and was 321.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (B61 8LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canberra Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conifer Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canberra Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conifer Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Conifer Grove Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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