Crime Rates at Grimley Close, Redditch, B98 7LY

Grimley Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 61st 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 Grimley Close (B98 7LY) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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