Total Crime Rate

163.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

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 163.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wishaw Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 34th 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 Wishaw Close (B98 7RE) in the last 12 months was 163.2 per 1,000 residents and was 133.5% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (β‰ˆ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wishaw Close (B98 7RE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wishaw Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadlow Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wishaw Close β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Dowler'S Hill Crescent Under investigation
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 Bengrove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bengrove Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakenshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Throckmorton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wishaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Throckmorton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harris Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Granhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harris Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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