Total Crime Rate

51.7 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 51.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Road (B97 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Road (B97 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fleetwood Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reyde Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Crime Over Time in Birchfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reyde Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reyde Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downsell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downsell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Fleetwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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