Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Tennyson Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 109th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Road (B97 5BN) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (B97 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Scott Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scott Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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