Total Crime Rate
264.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
169.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beaufort Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central , and the 9th 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 Beaufort Street (B98 7DE) in the last 12 months was 264.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% higher than the Central average (195.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 169.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaufort Street (B98 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Crest Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Crest Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Crest Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Crest Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Crest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ludlow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Crest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Old Crest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Station Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clarke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarke Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Evesham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haresfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haresfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haresfield Close | Under investigation |
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