Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Aconbury Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 124th 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 Aconbury Close (B97 5UL) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aconbury Close (B97 5UL), the main crime hotspot is near Kingswood Close. Police recorded 13 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 Aconbury Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faxfleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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