Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 51.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Holloway Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 260 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 7EX) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holloway Lane (B98 7EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holloway Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Crabtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Llewlyn Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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