Crime Rate in Central, ward

Central has the highest crime rate of 9 wards in Redditch district and the 303rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 16th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central in the last 12 months was 198.8 per 1,000 residents and was 124.3% higher than the Redditch district average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 797 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 12 cases , down -52.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 31.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,010 (≈ 98.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 240 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.