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Catshill

Middle area

West Bromsgrove. 5,958 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Catshill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£280,000
Joint 3,347th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,958
2,689th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Catshill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Catshill at a rate of 71.8 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 offences187
Anti-social behaviour72
Other crime56
Criminal damage and arson35
Burglary24
Shoplifting22
Vehicle crime19
Drug offences8
Theft from the person4
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Catshill compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

CatshillMiddle
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. Catshill is £280,000.
£280,000joint 3rd cheapest
Population14 middle areas, Bromsgrove · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bromsgrove14 areas from 5,920 to 8,310. The middle area is 7,131. Catshill is 5,958.
5,9582nd least 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%. Catshill is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Catshill is 94.3%.
94.3%3rd highest

Is Catshill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Catshill at a rate of 71.8 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, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Catshill.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (187), anti-social behaviour (72) and other crime (56).

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 Catshill 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
Catshill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Catshill was £280,000 in 2025.

Catshill had 5,958 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Catshill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Catshill, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.