Postcode district · Bromsgrove
Crime in B61
How much crime is recorded in B61, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 42,449 (2024)
B61Postcode district · Bromsgrove
How safe is B61
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in B61, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
B61National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Burglary8.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.