Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rowan Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 73rd 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 Rowan Road (B97 6NB) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Road (B97 6NB), the main crime hotspot is near Lock Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxlydiate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rowan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxlydiate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxlydiate Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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