Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Edward Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Lowes Hill , and the 58th 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 King Edward Avenue (B61 8SP) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Avenue (B61 8SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Edward Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepcote Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bewell Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfields Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perryfields Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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