Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hazel Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 74th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Road (B97 6JP) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Road (B97 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Wildmoor Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4184 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Batchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Road 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batchley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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