Total Crime Rate

663.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 663.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 301.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.8 10/10
  • Other theft 76.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Robbery 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highfield Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 4th highest crime rate of 260 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 Avenue (B97 5EL) in the last 12 months was 663.3 per 1,000 residents and was 792.8% higher than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 193.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Avenue (B97 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Four Oaks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Folly Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Guinness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Folly Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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