Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 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
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milcote Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 260 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 Milcote Close (B98 7RW) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milcote Close (B98 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bengrove Close, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Astley Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milcote Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Astley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wishaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bengrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Astley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bengrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Throckmorton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Throckmorton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wishaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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