Crime Rates at Shaws Close, Redditch, B97 5SN

Shaws Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 260 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 Shaws Close (B97 5SN) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaws Close (B97 5SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirehampton Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandygate Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.