Total Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downsell Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downsell Road (B97 5RJ) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downsell Road (B97 5RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fleetwood Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reyde Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Crime Over Time in Downsell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reyde Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reyde Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downsell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downsell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Fleetwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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