Total Crime Rate

173.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Yew Tree Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 31st highest crime rate of 265 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 Yew Tree Close (B97 6SD) in the last 12 months was 173.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Close (B97 6SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Way, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lock Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Tree Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowan Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowan Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Tree Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sanders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Turnpike Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Turnpike Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxlydiate Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shireland Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lock Close —

Data Sources

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