Total Crime Rate

2202.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2202.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 881.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 345.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 342.9 10/10
  • Public order 235.7 10/10
  • Other theft 88.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 85.7 10/10
  • Drugs 38.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.2 10/10
  • Other crime 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.1 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Unicorn Hill area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

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 Unicorn Hill (B97 4AW) in the last 12 months was 2202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1008.0% higher than the Central average (198.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 370 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 494 (≈ 1176.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unicorn Hill (B97 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Unicorn Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Alcester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Izod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Izod Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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