Total Crime Rate

257.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 257.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.8 8/10
  • Other theft 33.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Birmingham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 11th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birmingham Road (B97 6EP) in the last 12 months was 257.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Central average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 100.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birmingham Road (B97 6EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellesbourne Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birmingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellesbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Prospect Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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