Crime Rates at Southcrest Road, Lodge Park, Redditch, B98 7JJ

Southcrest Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 65th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southcrest Road (B98 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southcrest Road (B98 7JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holloway Park (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.