Total Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 144.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Rookery Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 35th 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 Rookery Close (B97 4LP) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% higher than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookery Close (B97 4LP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rookery Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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