Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Redditch Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in King's Norton North , and the 837th lowest crime rate of 3,059 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redditch Road (B38 8PP) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the King's Norton North average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redditch Road (B38 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blossomfield Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Headley Croft (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Redditch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgemount Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Headley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meer End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlie Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beech Hurst Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Turn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alborn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headley Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Headley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headley Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydbrook Covert Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blossomfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blossomfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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