Postcode · Bromsgrove
Crime in B61 8BL
How much crime is recorded in B61 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bromsgrove Sidemoor
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,994 (2024)
B61 8BLBromsgrove
How safe is B61 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B61 8BL area, 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Burglary6.59.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.