Crime Rates at Rudge Close, Webheath, Redditch, B97 5FR

Rudge Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 33rd lowest 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 Rudge Close (B97 5FR) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Rudge Close (B97 5FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirehampton Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheepcroft Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.