Total Crime Rate

671.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

282.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 671.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 282.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.0 10/10
  • Public order 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 50.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Millsborough Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 260 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 Millsborough Road (B98 7BU) in the last 12 months was 671.7 per 1,000 residents and was 244.5% higher than the Central average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 282.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millsborough Road (B98 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millsbro Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Millsborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Other Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street 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 2026Burglary Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millsbro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millsbro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millsbro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millsbro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nailsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nailsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nailsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterbourne Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winterbourne Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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