Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Harpswell Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 100th highest crime rate of 260 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 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harpswell Avenue (B98 7GD), the main crime hotspot is near Woodrow Centre. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Doverdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auxerre Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longdon Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Longdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Longdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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