Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Haresfield Close 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 Haresfield Close (B97 4PP) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Haresfield Close (B97 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Haresfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haresfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakly Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haresfield Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davids Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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