Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Wassell Grove Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Belbroughton & Romsley , and the 70th 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 Wassell Grove Lane (DY9 9JW) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Belbroughton & Romsley average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wassell Grove Lane (DY9 9JW), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wassell Grove Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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