Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Evesham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 79th 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 Evesham Road (B97 5EN) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evesham Road (B97 5EN), 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 Evesham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Folly Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Oaks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road 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 Four Oaks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Four Oaks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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