Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Central , and the 56th highest crime rate of 265 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 Prospect Hill (B97 4DP) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Hill (B97 4DP), 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 Prospect Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place 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 Shopping Area 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesbourne Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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