Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 44.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandygate Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 111th 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 Sandygate Close (B97 5RY) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandygate Close (B97 5RY), the main crime hotspot is near Sandygate Close. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandygate Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reynard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raglis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Malfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neighbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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