Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 95.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Illshaw Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Winyates , and the 75th highest crime rate of 265 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 Illshaw Close (B98 0QZ) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% higher than the Winyates average (87.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Illshaw Close (B98 0QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kingham Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Illshaw Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingham Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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