Postcode · Bromsgrove
Crime in B61 8SX
How much crime is recorded in B61 8SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bromsgrove Sidemoor
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,123 (2024)
B61 8SXBromsgrove
How safe is B61 8SX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B61 8SX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8SXNational
Violence and sexual offences37.823.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary5.19.1
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.