Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wirehill Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 59th highest crime rate of 260 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 Wirehill Drive (B98 7JS) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wirehill Drive (B98 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flyford Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wirehill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaddesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Pool Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Pool Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crabtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Flyford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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