Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acre Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 85th 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 Acre Lane (B97 5WN) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Lane (B97 5WN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingswood Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pumphouse Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corner Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingswood Close —
Sep 2025Public order Kingswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blockley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grazing Lane —
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Data Sources

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