Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westbury Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 40th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Place (B98 7GH) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 115.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Place (B98 7GH), 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 Westbury Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martley Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Doverdale 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 Hatton Close 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 Newland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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