Total Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Avenbury Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 16th lowest 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 Avenbury Close (B98 0AY) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% lower than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avenbury Close (B98 0AY), the main crime hotspot is near Binton Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ardens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ardens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ardens Close | Under investigation |
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