Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dolben Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Winyates , and the 66th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dolben Lane (B98 0LF) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolben Lane (B98 0LF), 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 Dolben Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolben Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Sutton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowlands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winforton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fownhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winforton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fownhope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bodenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fownhope Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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