Total Crime Rate

231.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 231.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fownhope Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Winyates , and the 14th 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 Fownhope Close (B98 0LA) in the last 12 months was 231.1 per 1,000 residents and was 158.5% higher than the Winyates average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fownhope Close (B98 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fownhope Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Walton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fownhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fownhope Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winforton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winforton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sutton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowlands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fownhope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bodenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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