Total Crime Rate

404.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 404.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.7 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ellen Brook Close area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 265 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 Ellen Brook Close (B97 6TB) in the last 12 months was 404.8 per 1,000 residents and was 348.2% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 222.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellen Brook Close (B97 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near Daybrook Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellen Brook Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Daybrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daybrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Daybrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daybrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daybrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Daybrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lowfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cofton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cofton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daybrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daybrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Tree Close
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Daybrook Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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