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Crime in B47 5

How much crime is recorded in B47 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Population
12,590 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B47 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in B47 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

B47 5National
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Shoplifting9.48.4
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.14.6
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 33% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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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