Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Barlich Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 91st highest crime rate of 265 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 Barlich Way (B98 7JP) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barlich Way (B98 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belbroughton Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wirehill Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barlich Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belbroughton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaddesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winyate Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winyate Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alders Close
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lodge Pool Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skilts Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Red Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winyate Hill Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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