Total Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fir Tree Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 78th highest crime rate of 260 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 Fir Tree Close (B97 6JF) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fir Tree Close (B97 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edward Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wildmoor Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cedar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hewell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildmoor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridley Moor Road | Under investigation |
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