Total Crime Rate
89.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lea Croft Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Astwood Bank & Feckenham , and the 81st highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Croft Road (B97 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.7% higher than the Astwood Bank & Feckenham average (41.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lea Croft Road (B97 5LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lea Croft Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wychwood Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Astwood Bank & Feckenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windrush Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Enfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lea Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lea Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crabbs Cross Lane | Under investigation |
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