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Hollywood & Drakes Cross

Middle area

North east Bromsgrove. 6,050 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Hollywood & Drakes Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£370,000
Joint 2,317th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,920
2,644th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Hollywood & Drakes Cross

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hollywood & Drakes Cross at a rate of 39.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.5 per 1,000 people across Bromsgrove.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences86
Other crime45
Anti-social behaviour34
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage and arson17
Burglary16
Shoplifting9
Robbery5
Drug offences3
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Hollywood & Drakes Cross compares

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Hollywood & Drakes CrossMiddle
Median sale price14 middle areas, Bromsgrove · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bromsgrove14 areas from £205,000 to £517,500. The middle area is £367,500. Hollywood & Drakes Cross is £370,000.
£370,0007th most expensive
Population14 middle areas, Bromsgrove · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bromsgrove14 areas from 5,920 to 8,310. The middle area is 7,131. Hollywood & Drakes Cross is 5,920.
5,920least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, Bromsgrove · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bromsgrove14 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 51.0%. Hollywood & Drakes Cross is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Bromsgrove · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bromsgrove14 areas from 50.8% to 98.5%. The middle area is 86.6%. Hollywood & Drakes Cross is 98.5%.
98.5%highest

Is Hollywood & Drakes Cross safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hollywood & Drakes Cross at a rate of 39.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.5 per 1,000 people across Bromsgrove.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hollywood & Drakes Cross.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (86), other crime (45) and anti-social behaviour (34).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bromsgrove

These figures are published for the whole of Bromsgrove, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bromsgrove and not Hollywood & Drakes Cross alone. See Bromsgrove

Average house price
£332,683
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,776
90th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.0
Joint 34th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hollywood & Drakes Cross in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hollywood & Drakes Cross was £370,000 in 2025.

Hollywood & Drakes Cross had 5,920 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Hollywood & Drakes Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hollywood & Drakes Cross, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.