Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.4 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birchensale Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 69th 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 Birchensale Road (B97 6JS) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 62.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchensale Road (B97 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Daybrook Close. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchensale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almondsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daybrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daybrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daybrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broad Heath Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Heath Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B4184 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hazel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Almondsbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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