Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kempsford Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 108th highest crime rate of 260 local areas in Redditch .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kempsford Close (B98 7YS) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Headless Cross & Oakenshaw average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kempsford Close (B98 7YS), the main crime hotspot is near Clews Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Redditch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Patch Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Newton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercot Close | Under investigation |
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