Total Crime Rate

253.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 253.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 45.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ryton Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 12th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ryton Close (B98 0EW) in the last 12 months was 253.8 per 1,000 residents and was 295.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryton Close (B98 0EW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ryton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eathorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Polesworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eathorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Sward Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kineton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eathorpe Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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