Total Crime Rate
98.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Langley Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Langley Close (B98 0ET) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Langley Close (B98 0ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxhill Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eathorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kineton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grendon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Polesworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eathorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Green Sward Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eathorpe Close | Under investigation |
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