Total Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026School Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Belbroughton & Romsley , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (DY9 9LD) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower than the Belbroughton & Romsley average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Lane (DY9 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Meadow. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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