Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 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 95.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Appletree Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 76th 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 Appletree Lane (B97 6TS) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appletree Lane (B97 6TS), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Tree Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appletree Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marchwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marchwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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