Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Batchley & Brockhill , and the 70th highest crime rate of 265 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 Aldington Close (B98 7NF) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Batchley & Brockhill average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldington Close (B98 7NF), 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 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dormston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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