Total Crime Rate

367.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.5 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 367.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.0 10/10
  • Other theft 68.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.0 6/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Battens Drive area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 6th highest crime rate of 260 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 367.4 per 1,000 residents and was 472.1% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 139.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battens Drive (B98 0LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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