Total Crime Rate

125.3 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 125.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

King Edward Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 37th highest crime rate of 305 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 King Edward Avenue (B61 8SP) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Avenue (B61 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Edward Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Perryfields Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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