Total Crime Rate

569.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 569.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 262.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Other theft 36.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Robbery 16.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Willow Close 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 Willow Close (B61 8RF) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Willow Close (B61 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Hanover Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Perry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crabtree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crabtree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crabtree Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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