Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 67.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Polesworth Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 111th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Polesworth Close (B98 0EE) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polesworth Close (B98 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Oxhill Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Polesworth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kineton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Sward Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Polesworth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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