Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Mercot Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw , and the 63rd lowest 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 Mercot Close (B98 7YY) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercot Close (B98 7YY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakham Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lineholt Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mercot Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Newton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lineholt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lineholt Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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