Postcode · Bromsgrove
Crime in B61 9AF
How much crime is recorded in B61 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,255 (2024)
How safe is B61 9AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the B61 9AF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 9AFNational
Burglary10.39.1
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.