Crime Rates at Crossgate Road, Redditch, B98 7SN

Crossgate Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 16th highest crime rate of 265 local areas in Redditch .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crossgate Road (B98 7SN) in the last 12 months was 223.6 per 1,000 residents and was 181.3% higher than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossgate Road (B98 7SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushock Close, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ombersley Close (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.