Rubery West
Middle areaNorth west Bromsgrove. 6,586 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 46% of people in Rubery West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rubery West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rubery West at a rate of 74.1 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.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 137 |
| Shoplifting | 105 |
| Other crime | 76 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 69 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rubery West compares
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Is Rubery West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rubery West at a rate of 74.1 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, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rubery West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (137), shoplifting (105) and other crime (76).
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 Rubery West alone. See Bromsgrove
Rubery West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rubery West was £293,500 in 2025.
Rubery West had 6,420 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in Rubery West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rubery West, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.