Total Crime Rate
30.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grendon Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 72nd lowest 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 Grendon Close (B98 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grendon Close (B98 0EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Kineton Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Kineton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grendon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Polesworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Sward Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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