Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Battens Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 116th highest 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 Battens Close (B98 7HY) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battens Close (B98 7HY), the main crime hotspot is near Holloway Park. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Battens Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Red Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winyate Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Winyate Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winyate Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alders Close —
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Data Sources

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