Total Crime Rate

263.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 263.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Woodrow Centre area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 11th 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 Woodrow Centre (B98 7RY) in the last 12 months was 263.7 per 1,000 residents and was 277.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 172.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodrow Centre (B98 7RY), the main crime hotspot is near Ombersley Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodrow Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ombersley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eckington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eckington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Woodrow Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ombersley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ombersley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longdon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pedmore Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodrow South —
Sep 2025Other crime Kemble Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longdon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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