Total Crime Rate

213.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 213.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Crossgate Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 18th highest crime rate of 260 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 Upper Crossgate Road (B98 7SR) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 186.8% higher than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Crossgate Road (B98 7SR), the main crime hotspot is near Ombersley Close. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Crossgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ombersley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ombersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ombersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ombersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ombersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ombersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Crossgate Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Centre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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