Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great Barn Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 265 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 Great Barn Lane (B97 5XE) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Great Barn Lane (B97 5XE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodend Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Headless Cross & Oakenshaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minworth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Erwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodend Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spinney Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinney Mews | Under investigation |
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