Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Harpswell Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 94th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harpswell Avenue (B98 7GD) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harpswell Avenue (B98 7GD), the main crime hotspot is near Woodrow Centre. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harpswell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kempsey Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodrow South
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Landor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kemble Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Woodrow North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eckington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eckington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longdon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodrow Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

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