Total Crime Rate

182.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 182.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 70.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Parsons Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 24th 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 Parsons Road (B98 7EE) in the last 12 months was 182.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parsons Road (B98 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Street, where police recorded 50 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.

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Crime Over Time in Parsons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Evesham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ludlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haresfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haresfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haresfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marsden Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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