Total Crime Rate
118.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Pleasant area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant (B97 4JH) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Pleasant (B97 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Haresfield Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Batchley & Brockhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Laurel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ludlow Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakly Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haresfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haresfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Crest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laurel Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Crest Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southcrest Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilehouse | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaufort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southcrest Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Davids Close | β |
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