Total Crime Rate

329.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.6 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 329.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Oakly Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 8th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakly Road (B97 4EF) in the last 12 months was 329.9 per 1,000 residents and was 256.8% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -24.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakly Road (B97 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakly Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Evesham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Market Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Unicorn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unicorn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ludlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Market Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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