Total Crime Rate

190.5 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 190.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Crest Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Central , and the 21st 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 Old Crest Avenue (B98 7EG) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower than the Central average (198.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Crest Avenue (B98 7EG), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Crest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Laurel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Crest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Crest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ludlow Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakly Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davids Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haresfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haresfield Close —
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Data Sources

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