Crime in Bromsgrove
Recorded crime in Bromsgrove is 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 11%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
101,685 residents in 60 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.2/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −11%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 11% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Bromsgrove, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the England and Wales average. 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 56% of the harm here
- Burglary: 22% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 18 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
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 | 0.6 |
| Burglary | 5.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 22.1 |
| Drugs | 1.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.6 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 5.9 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.6 |
| Public order | 3.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.7 |
What crimes are recorded in Bromsgrove
63.8 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in the North Worcestershire partnership area in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership. Figures for the North Worcestershire community safety partnership, which covers Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest.
| 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% |
| Vehicle tampering | 222 | 0.76 | Down 17% |
| Vandalism to homes | 456 | 1.6 | Down 13% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 173 | 0.59 | Down 10% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 584 | 2.0 | Up 5% |
| Arson | 79 | 0.27 | Up 20% |
| Burglary of homes | 550 | 1.9 | Down 3% |
| Burglary of businesses | 280 | 0.95 | Down 21% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 121 | 0.41 | Up 16% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 141 | 0.48 | Up 2% |
| Robbery of people | 139 | 0.47 | Up 4% |
| Robbery of businesses | 116 | 0.40 | Up 427% |
| Violence with injury | 2,037 | 6.9 | Down 5% |
| Violence without injury | 2,771 | 9.4 | Up 4% |
| Stalking and harassment | 2,651 | 9.0 | Up 10% |
| Sexual offences | 900 | 3.1 | Up 13% |
| Shoplifting | 2,015 | 6.9 | Down 8% |
| Bicycle theft | 93 | 0.32 | Up 11% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 63 | 0.21 | Down 27% |
| Drug dealing | 232 | 0.79 | Up 28% |
| Drug possession | 256 | 0.87 | Up 6% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
West Mercia Police area: 647 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (648 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Bromsgrove.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Police and Crime Commissioner: John Campion (West Mercia) →
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Bromsgrove, 6% 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) | 2,347 | 5% | 2% | 74% | 9% | 10% |
| Shoplifting | 623 | 16% | 0% | 26% | 54% | 3% |
| Other theft | 504 | 1% | 1% | 36% | 57% | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 445 | 2% | 3% | 34% | 56% | 4% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 438 | 1% | 0% | 18% | 78% | 3% |
| Public order | 411 | 6% | 1% | 62% | 26% | 5% |
| Burglary | 382 | 4% | 0% | 22% | 68% | 6% |
| Other crime | 136 | 12% | 1% | 58% | 14% | 15% |
| Drugs | 111 | 15% | 13% | 41% | 12% | 19% |
| Robbery | 70 | 10% | 1% | 34% | 47% | 7% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 62 | 10% | 3% | 74% | 5% | 8% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Bromsgrove, 2023 to 2025: 143 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 43 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 8 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.4 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 30% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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.
- Is crime going up or down in Bromsgrove?
- Down 11% over 5 years, from 6,107 recorded crimes a year to 5,435.
- What is the most common crime in Bromsgrove?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 22 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Bromsgrove?
- In Bromsgrove, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 34% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Bromsgrove?
- Of 382 burglaries reported in Bromsgrove between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 68% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Bromsgrove?
- In the North Worcestershire community safety partnership (Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest), the police recorded 464 cars stolen in 2025/26 (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 the North Worcestershire community safety partnership (Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest) in 2025/26, 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 the North Worcestershire community safety partnership (Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest) in 2025/26, against 4 the year before.