Total Crime Rate
82.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Red Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 90th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Red Hill (B98 7JE) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Red Hill (B98 7JE), the main crime hotspot is near Belbroughton Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winterbourne Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battens Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crabtree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Pool Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Pool Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaddesley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belbroughton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Belbroughton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winterbourne Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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