Total Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 5.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakenshaw Road area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakenshaw Road (B98 7PR) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Oakenshaw Road (B98 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wishaw Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collinson Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakenshaw Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Gaydon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dowler'S Hill Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladygrove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakenshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Throckmorton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Throckmorton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wishaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wishaw Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collinson Close β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Dowler'S Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadlow Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harris Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harris Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Granhill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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