Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salters Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 18th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salters Lane (B97 6JH) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 146.1% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 152.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salters Lane (B97 6JH), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Tree Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salters Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchensale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Batchley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robins Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4184 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4184
Sep 2025Public order Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchensale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ash Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ash Tree Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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