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Crime in B38 0

How much crime is recorded in B38 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Population
8,614 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B38 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in B38 0, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B38 0National
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Shoplifting11.08.4
Burglary9.79.1
Other theft8.24.5
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order4.14.6
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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