Total Crime Rate
103.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bromsgrove Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 68th 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 Bromsgrove Road (B97 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromsgrove Road (B97 4SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lock Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rowan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
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