Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Moss Lane Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvechurch South , and the 64th 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 Moss Lane Close (B98 9AU) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher than the Alvechurch South average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Lane Close (B98 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Glebe, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holt Hill (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Moss Lane Close area

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Data Sources

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