Total Crime Rate
188.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ipsley Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Central , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ipsley Street (B98 7AL) in the last 12 months was 188.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Central average (198.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ipsley Street (B98 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archer Road (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millsbro Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millsbro Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Millsbro Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Millsbro Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Millsbro Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Honeychurch Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herbert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grove Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Alcester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Road | — |
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