Total Crime Rate
53.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holloway Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Central , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holloway Lane (B98 7ET) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holloway Lane (B98 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Llewlyn Davies Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stevenson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alders Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Red Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Georges Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Phillips Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beoley Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road South | Under investigation |
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