Crime Rates at Sanders Close, Redditch, B97 6SB

Sanders Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 28th 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 Sanders Close (B97 6SB) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% 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 23 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 105.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanders Close (B97 6SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Way, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lock Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.