Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampton Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Greenlands & Lakeside , and the 54th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampton Close (B98 7TP) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher than the Greenlands & Lakeside average (64.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampton Close (B98 7TP), the main crime hotspot is near Astley Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hampton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Longdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Longdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chadwick Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chadwick Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Astley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Astley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Doverdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longdon Close Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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