Crime Rates at Driffield Close, Redditch, B98 0TH

Driffield Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Driffield Close (B98 0TH) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Driffield Close (B98 0TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Icknield Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.