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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in B31: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

B31 recorded 532 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.22 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 6.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring92.24 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment532 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 6.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

532
trending_down -2.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

92.24per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,459

Within B31 district

Bromsgrove

73,702

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Rochester Road Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 2
16
Newlyn Road Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3
13
Parking Area Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Shoplifting: 2
11
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Abbeydale Road Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 9
9
Falfield Grove Map
total: 8 Public order: 2 Robbery: 2
8
The Green Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Westcroft Grove Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Possession of weapons: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
532 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
242
45.5%
Shoplifting
62
11.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
48
9.0%
Vehicle Crime
40
7.5%
Public Order
27
5.1%
Burglary
23
4.3%
Other Theft
20
3.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
18
3.4%
Drug Offences
16
3.0%
Weapons Possession
12
2.3%
Robbery
11
2.1%
Other Crime
6
1.1%
Theft from Person
5
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.4%

Crime Analysis: B31

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in B31 (45.5%). Shoplifting (11.7%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in B31 has fallen noticeably — by 6.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for B31 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -6.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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