Total Crime Rate

401.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 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 401.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Other theft 98.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.8 8/10
  • Burglary 37.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Battens Drive area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 6th highest crime rate of 263 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Battens Drive (B98 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 401.4 per 1,000 residents and was 479.6% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (69.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battens Drive (B98 0LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Battens Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs A4023 Under investigation
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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