Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Packwood Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 25th 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 Packwood Close (B97 5SL) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Packwood Close (B97 5SL), 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.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raglis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Neighbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reyde Close | Under investigation |
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