Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Icknield Street Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 19th highest crime rate of 263 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 Icknield Street Drive (B98 0FE) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 151.2% higher than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Icknield Street Drive area

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Data Sources

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