Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.9 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 194.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Salters Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salters Lane (B97 6JH) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 110.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salters Lane (B97 6JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Tree Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salters Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almondsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Almondsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4184 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Robins Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Heath Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broad Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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