Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 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 116.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salop Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 260 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 Salop Road (B97 4PS) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salop Road (B97 4PS), the main crime hotspot is near Old Crest Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salop Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haresfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haresfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haresfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ludlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Evesham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prophets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prophets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Pleasant Under investigation
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Data Sources

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