Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ilmington Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 125th 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 Ilmington Close (B98 0EX) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilmington Close (B98 0EX), 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 Ilmington Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kineton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Green Sward Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eathorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eathorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eathorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Polesworth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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