Total Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 18.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Barrow Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrow Close (B98 0NL) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrow Close (B98 0NL), the main crime hotspot is near Winslow Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kilpeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cardington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woolhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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