Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Aldington Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 265 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 Aldington Close (B98 7NE) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Batchley & Brockhill average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Aldington Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dormston Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dormston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaddesley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gaydon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skilts Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belbroughton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dormston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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