Crime Rates at Prophets Close, Redditch, B97 4SD

Prophets Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 8th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prophets Close (B97 4SD) in the last 12 months was 329.9 per 1,000 residents and was 256.8% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -24.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prophets Close (B97 4SD), the main crime hotspot is near Izod Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.