Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.0 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Paddock Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 47th 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 Paddock Lane (B98 7XT) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock Lane (B98 7XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leckhampton Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mickleton Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paddock Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Forest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Leckhampton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mickleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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