Crime Rate in North, ward

North has the 5th lowest crime rate of 9 wards in Redditch district and the 3096th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 304th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in North in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Redditch district average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 293 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 350 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 53 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Exhall Close (32 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.