Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Robbery 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Smallwood Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 29th highest crime rate of 260 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 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Central average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smallwood Street (B98 7AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Archer Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smallwood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millsbro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Market Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alcester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alcester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millsbro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Market Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millsbro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millsbro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Other Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Other Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Other Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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