Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Birchfield Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road (B97 4LH) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (B97 4LH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rookery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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