Total Crime Rate
310.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Quinton Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 8th 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 Quinton Close (B98 0EL) in the last 12 months was 310.6 per 1,000 residents and was 344.4% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quinton Close (B98 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Greenlands & Lakeside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sherbourne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oxhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Farm Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clifton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kineton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kineton Close | Under investigation |
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