Total Crime Rate

683.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 683.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 311.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.6 10/10
  • Other theft 66.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.8 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Robbery 15.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (B97 5EH) in the last 12 months was 683.7 per 1,000 residents and was 760.1% higher than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 183.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (B97 5EH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Folly Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rookery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southcrest Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcrest Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bredon View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guinness Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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