Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Guinness Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 86th highest crime rate of 265 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 Guinness Close (B98 7XW) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guinness Close (B98 7XW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Headless Cross & Oakenshaw

Crime Over Time in Guinness Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bredon View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guinness Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Folly Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rookery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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