Postcode · Bromsgrove
Crime in B61 7ET
How much crime is recorded in B61 7ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hartlebury & Wychbold
- Council
- Wychavon
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
B61 7ETBromsgrove
How safe is B61 7ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B61 7ET area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
B61 7ETNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Burglary9.69.1
Other theft5.34.5
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order4.24.6
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.