Total Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ladygrove Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ladygrove Close (B98 7RB) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ladygrove Close (B98 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Bengrove Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Greenlands & Lakeside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dowler'S Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granhill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harport Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bengrove Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bengrove Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wishaw Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granhill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Granhill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladygrove Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakenshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Throckmorton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Throckmorton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harris Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dowler'S Hill Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodrow North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wishaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harris Close | — |
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