Postcode · Birmingham
Crime in B48 7LU
How much crime is recorded in B48 7LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,501 (2024)
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How safe is B48 7LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B48 7LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
B48 7LUNational
Burglary5.69.1
Violence and sexual offences3.723.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft0.74.5
Public order0.54.6
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.