Total Crime Rate

182.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laburnum Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 26th 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 Laburnum Close (B98 7DX) in the last 12 months was 182.0 per 1,000 residents and was 101.5% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (90.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Close (B98 7DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Crest Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Southcrest Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southcrest Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastnor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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