Total Crime Rate

760.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.3 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 760.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 428.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.5 10/10
  • Public order 59.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Robbery 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Whitehouse Lane area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Winyates , and the 2nd 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 Whitehouse Lane (B98 0PG) in the last 12 months was 760.2 per 1,000 residents and was 750.2% higher than the Winyates average (89.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 199.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehouse Lane (B98 0PG), 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 Whitehouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fownhope Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woolhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leysters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leysters Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leysters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fownhope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fownhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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