Total Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.9 3/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Fordrough area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Drakes Cross , and the 105th lowest 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 The Fordrough (B90 1PP) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Drakes Cross average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fordrough (B90 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Fordrough area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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