Crime in Bromsgrove
Recorded crime in Bromsgrove is 1.1 times the Bromsgrove council average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 19%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bromsgrove: about 22,859 residents in 19 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 7.2/10Good
- 5-year change
- −19%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.1×the Bromsgrove council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bromsgrove.
Crime over 5 years
Down 19% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Bromsgrove, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the Bromsgrove council average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 16% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 26 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Bromsgrove (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Bromsgrove partnership area, not only the town of Bromsgrove. Figures for the North Worcestershire community safety partnership, which covers Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 464 | 1.6 | Down 18% |
| Cars broken into | 424 | 1.4 | Down 29% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,213 | 4.1 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 550 | 1.9 | Down 3% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in B60
In B60, the postcode district at the centre of Bromsgrove, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 756 | 6% | 3% | 72% | 8% | 10% |
| Other theft | 180 | 2% | 1% | 41% | 49% | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 139 | 19% | 0% | 16% | 62% | 3% |
| Public order | 134 | 8% | 4% | 66% | 19% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 125 | 2% | 3% | 39% | 50% | 6% |
| Burglary | 87 | 3% | 0% | 28% | 64% | 5% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 70 | 0% | 0% | 16% | 83% | 1% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.7 |
| Burglary | 4.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 28.1 |
| Drugs | 1.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.8 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 5.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.7 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.8 |
| Public order | 5.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 7.1 |
Postcode districts in Bromsgrove
Nearby towns
Council: Bromsgrove
Questions about crime in Bromsgrove
- Is Bromsgrove a safe place to live?
- Bromsgrove scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the Bromsgrove council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Bromsgrove?
- Down 19% over 5 years, from 1,625 recorded crimes a year to 1,312.
- What is the most common crime in Bromsgrove?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 28 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Bromsgrove compare with Bromsgrove council?
- Crime severity in Bromsgrove is 1.1 times the Bromsgrove council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Bromsgrove?
- In B60, the postcode district at the centre of Bromsgrove, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 29% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Bromsgrove?
- Of 87 burglaries reported in B60, the postcode district at the centre of Bromsgrove between September 2024 and August 2025, 3% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 64% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Bromsgrove?
- In 2025/26, in the North Worcestershire partnership area, which includes Bromsgrove, the police recorded 464 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, down 18% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Bromsgrove?
- 1,213 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the North Worcestershire partnership area, which includes Bromsgrove, 4.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Bromsgrove last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the North Worcestershire partnership area, which includes Bromsgrove, against 4 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.