Total Crime Rate

222.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 222.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mill Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 16th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Street (B97 4BU) in the last 12 months was 222.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Central average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (B97 4BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Izod Street (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unicorn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Unicorn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prophets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prophets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Melen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemming'S Entry Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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