Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

York Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 99th 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 York Road (B61 8RY) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Lowes Hill average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (B61 8RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canberra Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Pear Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canberra Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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