Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 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 48.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kimcote Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kimcote Street (B97 6BU) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Batchley & Brockhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimcote Street (B97 6BU), the main crime hotspot is near Midhope Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kimcote Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Odell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Odell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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