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Crime in B48 7

How much crime is recorded in B48 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Population
13,635 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B48 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in B48 7, 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
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).

B48 7National
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary12.59.1
Other theft6.04.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Shoplifting2.78.4
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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