Crime Rates at Smallwood Street, Redditch, B98 7AZ

Smallwood 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 Smallwood Street (B98 7AZ) 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 Smallwood Street (B98 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millsbro Road, where police recorded 70 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.