Total Crime Rate

257.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.2 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 257.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.8 8/10
  • Other theft 33.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Alfrick Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 11th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alfrick Close (B97 6RU) in the last 12 months was 257.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher than the Central average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 100.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfrick Close (B97 6RU), the main crime hotspot is near Alfrick Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alfrick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Odell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Odell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birmingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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