Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 79.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shakespeare Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 96th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Avenue (B98 7LB) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Crabtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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