Total Crime Rate
292.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redditch Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvechurch South , and the 9th highest crime rate of 303 local areas in Bromsgrove .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Redditch Road (B38 8LP) in the last 12 months was 292.4 per 1,000 residents and was 331.1% higher than the Alvechurch South average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redditch Road (B38 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Redhill Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnt Green & Hopwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Waggon Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tomlan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waggon Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waggon Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gibbs Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waggon Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redhill Road | Under investigation |
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