Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 116.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bentley Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 55th 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 Bentley Close (B97 4PU) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Close (B97 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near Izod Street. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bentley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Izod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haresfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Izod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakly Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haresfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivor Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prophets Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davids Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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