Total Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heathfield Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heathfield Road (B97 5RB) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heathfield Road (B97 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Birchfield Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raglis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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