Crap Towns / Bromsgrove / Crime

How much crime is there in Bromsgrove?

The police recorded 61.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bromsgrove from September 2023 to August 2026, 19% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 29.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 58.3, down from 61.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	61.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	65.7	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	58.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.6	34.1
Shoplifting	7.0	7.1
Public order	5.3	6.6
Other theft	5.0	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	5.0	7.0
Burglary	3.2	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.5	3.8
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Drugs	1.1	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Kidderminster	14.6 km	91.6
Redditch	9.1 km	77.0
Stourbridge	14.7 km	72.7
Droitwich Spa	10.1 km	63.4
Bromsgrove	–	61.9
Stourport-on-Severn	15.2 km	61.6
Studley	12.7 km	57.9
Halesowen	13.7 km	57.6
Hollywood	13.5 km	55.3
Catshill	3.5 km	47.4
Hagley	11.5 km	30.2
The typical town	–	76.2