Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 97.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Church Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bromsgrove Central , and the 36th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (B61 8RB) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the Bromsgrove Central average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (B61 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Factory Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Perry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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